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Woman Paralyzed During Cervical Discectomy Surgery

By Steven M. Levin and John J. Perconti

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A mother of two was paralyzed from the waist down during cervical discectomy surgery from her surgeon?s error, the article alleges. While the surgeon performed the surgery, he tamped with a hammer too hard and hit her spinal cord. The woman travels by wheelchair and is unable to move from the chest down. A jury awarded her and her husband $10.6 million for her medical malpractice suit.

Read more about the medical malpractice jury award here.

Full post as published by Illinois Medical Malpractice Blog on May 02, 2009 (boomark / email).

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