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Cervical epidural injection case causing spinal-cord injury at Ortho Sport & Spine Physicians

This complaint states as follows: Ortho Sport & Spine Physicians violated the standard of care in their treatment of the patient, age 63, leading to a catastrophic spinal cord injury. The doctors failed to properly inform the patient of the risks, failed to conduct adequate examinations, used improper sedation, and ignored signs that the needle had entered the patient’s spinal cord during the cervical epidural steroid injections and nerve block procedures. As a result, the patient suffered permanent neurological deficits.

System
Ortho Sport & Spine Physicians
Facility
Ortho Sport & Spine Physicians
Providers involved
Ortho Sport & Spine Physicians / Doctors / Nerve block providers
Pattern
Cervical epidural steroid injections and nerve block allegedly performed without proper exams, informed consent, or response to signs of cord entry
Harm
Permanent neurological deficits

Overview

This page concerns cervical epidural steroid injections and nerve block procedures at Ortho Sport & Spine Physicians, where the complaint alleges failures in informed consent, examination, sedation, and response to warning signs that the needle had entered the patient’s spinal cord.

Chronology

  1. Ortho Sport & Spine Physicians treated the patient, age 63.
  2. During cervical epidural steroid injections and nerve block procedures, the doctors allegedly failed to properly inform the patient of the risks and failed to conduct adequate examinations.
  3. The doctors also allegedly used improper sedation and ignored signs that the needle had entered the patient’s spinal cord.
  4. The patient suffered a catastrophic spinal cord injury and permanent neurological deficits.

Alleged failures

  • Providers allegedly failed to properly inform the patient of the risks of the procedures.
  • Providers allegedly failed to conduct adequate examinations and used improper sedation.
  • Providers allegedly ignored signs that the needle had entered the patient’s spinal cord during the cervical epidural steroid injections and nerve block procedures.

Entities and tags

Ortho Sport & Spine PhysiciansCervical epidural steroid injectionsNerve block proceduresSpinal cordSedationProcedure complicationInformed consent failureImproper sedationSpinal cord injuryPain managementSpine careAnesthesiology

Questions this example answers

What does the Ortho Sport cervical epidural spinal-cord injury allege?

This complaint states as follows: Ortho Sport & Spine Physicians violated the standard of care in their treatment of the patient, age 63, leading to a catastrophic spinal cord injury. The doctors failed to properly inform the patient of the risks, failed to conduct adequate examinations, used improper sedation, and ignored signs that the needle had entered the patient’s spinal cord during the cervical epidural steroid injections and nerve block procedures. As a result, the patient suffered permanent neurological deficits.

Who is identified in this public case example?

This public case example identifies Ortho Sport & Spine Physicians, Doctors, and Nerve block providers. It also tags the source-supported entities Ortho Sport & Spine Physicians, Cervical epidural steroid injections, Nerve block procedures, Spinal cord, and Sedation.

What alleged failures are summarized here?

Providers allegedly failed to properly inform the patient of the risks of the procedures. Providers allegedly failed to conduct adequate examinations and used improper sedation. Providers allegedly ignored signs that the needle had entered the patient’s spinal cord during the cervical epidural steroid injections and nerve block procedures.