December 2017

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Lead Article Should Medicolegal Reports Be Solicited From a Treating Orthopaedic Surgeon I am referring here to the provision of a report for the Court by an orthopaedic surgeon who has been intimately involved in the management of injuries sustained … Read More

December 2017

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General Advice Do X-rays Lie? The problem does not lie with the x-rays.  Instead, the potential problem is with the viewer of the x-rays.  I am referring to the reporter, the expert who is interpreting the films.   There is … Read More

December 2017

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Case Vignette Scarring And Other Things Patients suffering personal injuries sometimes sustain lacerations resulting in scars.  Others require operative intervention which also results in some scarring.  Scars will vary in their severity, extent and cosmetic importance.  Chapter 8 in the … Read More