Surgical and Medical
SULZER HIP AND KNEE PROSTHESIS LITIGATION
Sulzer Orthopedics, Inc. (“Sulzer Orthopedics”) is a Texas-based designer, manufacturer, and distributor of orthopedic implants for hips, knees, shoulders, and elbows. One of the products manufactured by Sulzer Orthopedics is known as the “Inter-Op acetabular shell,” which is one component of a system used for complete hip replacements. In early December of 2000, Sulzer Orthopedics [...]
OVERVIEW OF DENTISTRY
Upon graduation from dental school, a graduating dentist will receive on of two degrees to practice dentistry: a DDS (doctor of dental surgery) or a DMD (doctor of dental medicine). There is no significant difference between the two degrees as both dentists received the same education and completed the same curriculum requirements set by the [...]
INDEPENDENT MEDICAL EXAM (IME)
An Independent Medical Examination (called an “IME”) may be scheduled for an injured person to document the nature, extent and progress of a person’s injuries and the insure that the patient is receiving appropriate care for their injury or disease. An IME may culminate in a decision to change – or even terminate – a [...]
EMTALA AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL CONDITIONS
In 1986, Congress enacted the ”Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act,” commonly known as EMTALA. See 42 U.S.C. § 1395dd, et seq. The primary purpose behind EMTALA was to address a growing concern that some hospitals were avoiding treating patients who were unable to pay, or in essence, “dumping” patients on other hospitals or [...]
CRANIOSYNOSTOSIS AND MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
To help manage the molding that many newborns have as they go through the birth canal and then to deal with the brains rapid growth in the first years of life, the bones of an infant’s skull are separated by the cranial sutures (sagittal, right and left coronal and lambdoid and the metopic suture) and [...]
TIMELINE OF BREAST IMPLANT ACTIVITIES
The following is a timeline of some important dates/events in the use of breast implant appliances and related device failures. John Zodrow reminds you that this discussion is not complete but sets forth some important deadlines of which you should be aware. This discussion was compiled from publicly available information avaiable online and from legal [...]