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Can Medical Negligence be Argued When a Patient Experiences a Well-Known Complication after Surgery?

For insight into this question, consider a recent case that caught the attention of Herndon athlete’s attorney Doug Landau: This example involves a 40-year old professional athlete who underwent back surgery to repair a right sided lumbar spine disk herniation.  He also had lumbar stenosis. After performing a decompressive laminectomy and BAK cage and pedicle…

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Herniated or "slipped disc" or "disc protrusion" revealed by MRI

Clients of ABRAMS LANDAU, Ltd. are often confused by the various terms used by health care providers for what is essentially the same condition. A “Herniated Disc,” “Disc Protrusion”, “Extrusion,” “Disc Prolapse” or “Slipped Disc” all essentially mean the same thing. Doctors use these terms to explain the fact that some of the material inside…

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