Case studies

We settled a claim for a client who had undergone knee surgery due to ongoing pain in her knees. Subsequent investigations suggested that, in fact, the pain was not caused by a problem in her knees but actually stemmed from osteoarthritis in her hips. Following subsequent hip surgery, our client recovered well.

We have recently settled a claim for a client who suffered serious and permanent loss of sensation and function as a result of severe damage caused to his ulnar nerve during a routine elbow arthroscopy.

We have recently settled a claim on behalf of a client arising from the consequences of her local hospital’s failure to identify a left ankle fracture. The claim was very complex as our client also had an underlying connective tissue disease.

Our specialist orthopaedic claims subteam has settled a case involving negligent surgical treatment for patellofemoral arthritis.

We have settled a claim on behalf of our client who, following negligently performed hip surgery, was left with leg length discrepancy and a painful hip and back, which caused her to require revision total hip replacement surgery within two years of the initial operation.

We have represented a young man who suffered multiple injuries when he fell some 25 feet from a bridge. Our client was extremely lucky to survive the fall but sustained head, chest and pelvic injuries. He was taken to hospital where a subcutaneous pelvic fixator ‘INFIX’ device was attached to his pelvis. Unfortunately, this trapped his femoral nerve.

We have settled a claim against Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust for a client who suffered from blistering to her left foot resulting from the negligent use of compression bandaging after knee replacement surgery.

We have secured settlement for a client whose ruptured Achilles tendon was misdiagnosed by A&E practitioners when she attended the emergency department at Epsom Hospital in August 2016. As a result of the misdiagnosis, our client’s injury was not managed and she mobilised on her injured Achilles tendon, causing her significant pain. Her injury was only diagnosed when she saw a private orthopaedic surgeon six months later.

We have secured settlement for a client whose orthopaedic surgeon failed to ensure that the correct components used to complete his revision hip replacement surgery were available. The negligence in his case caused surgery to be abandoned and led to increased pain for our client and the need for additional surgery. The mistake which occurred was completely preventable.

We have secured a settlement for our client whose orthopaedic surgeon used incorrect components during her total hip replacement surgery causing her increased pain and the need for additional surgery. The mistake which occurred was completely preventable.

We have represented a young girl in her clinical negligence claim, which arose from a delay in the diagnosis and treatment of her dislocated hips at birth. We investigated her early paediatric care and evidenced the failure to make a timely diagnosis of hip dysplasia.

Our medical negligence team has settled a substantial claim against the Royal Surrey County Hospital in Guildford for the failure to diagnose a shoulder fracture, resulting in lifelong injuries for our client.