General Advice Who Should Provide Medicolegal Reports? Experts. That sounds like a glib response to the question but it does contain some truth. It is a Special Calling Medicolegal reporting is a subspecialty in its own right. For many years … Read More
Case Vignette Overreaction And Inconsistency Not all patients are ridgy-didge. Not all patients are as badly affected as they have you believe. Not all presentations can be explained in purely orthopaedic terms. That is to say, some patients overreact, behave … Read More
Lead Article Plaintiffs’ Docs and Defendants’ Docs – Do They Exist? Yes, I am afraid they do. In fact, you all know who they are. I can think of one or two colleagues who really are “bleeding hearts”. They … Read More
Case Vignette Multi-level Lumbar Spinal Injuries Lumbar spinal maladies are best assessed using Chapter 15 in the American Medical Association publication entitled “Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment” (5th Edition). Other tomes can also be used should the … Read More
General Advice Derogatory Reports The best medicolegal reports are those that are devoid of emotion. Clear, non-polarised, objective reports stand on their own. Unfortunately, some expert reporters deviate from the midline and allow themselves to engage in less desirable activities. … Read More
Lead Article Dealing With The Difficult Plaintiff A medicolegal consultation with an injured, aggrieved plaintiff can be a very testing time for all involved. It can involve a heady mix of emotions including anger, resentment, frustration and fear. It would … Read More