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In April of 2014 I had a right hip arthroscopy at a Navy Medical Center. The surgery was a failure, which I was told by a civilian doctor, was from too much bone removal. In February of 2015 I underwent a total hip replacement. I was told after the fact by three civilian doctors, because of my age (35) more treatments should have been done and that my hip was not bad enough to warrant a total hip replacement. After getting the replacement, I continued to complain of pain. I saw Navy doctors for 8 months and they said nothing was wrong. I then saw three civilian doctors. They all confirm my cup was positioned wrong. Because of this I need a hip replacement revision because I am at a high rate for dislocation. While waiting for the Navy doctors to figure out what's wrong, I partially dislocated my hip twice. I was also told I have hip dysplasia, which the Navy Doctor never mentioned. My leg difference was inaccurate on my surgical report by 10mm.
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Based on your description I think there is certainly a basis for an attorney to look into this further. Normally we would need to obtain the records from the medical center and run them by an orthopedic surgeon to determine whether malpractice has been committted. There are very short limitations for medical malpractice claims so I would encourage you to get a consult with an attorney as soon as possible. Delay could be fatal to any claim you might have.
Answered on Jan 22nd, 2016 at 12:27 PM