Choice Podiatry complaint alleges bunion-surgery and nonunion follow-up failures
The complaint alleges that the patient underwent bunion surgery performed by Dr. Vivian Iwu on October 14, 2022, and later developed non-union in the toes. Alleged issues include hardware fixation, post-operative care, and failure to diagnose or inform the patient of non-union. The patient eventually required revision surgeries by another surgeon.
Overview
This page concerns a public complaint alleging that bunion surgery and follow-up care at Choice Podiatry Center led to non-union in the patient’s toes and later revision surgeries by another surgeon.
Chronology
The complaint alleges as follows:
- The patient underwent bunion surgery on October 14, 2022, performed by Dr. Vivian Iwu.
- The complaint alleges that the surgery and follow-up care fell below the applicable standard of care.
- Alleged issues include failure to use hardware to fix severed bones, lack of proper post-operative care, and failure to diagnose or inform the patient of non-union.
- The patient eventually required revision surgeries by another surgeon.
Alleged failures
The complaint alleges the following failures:
- Dr. Vivian Iwu allegedly failed to use hardware to fix severed bones during bunion surgery.
- Choice Podiatry providers allegedly failed to provide proper post-operative care.
- Providers allegedly failed to diagnose or inform the patient of non-union before revision surgery became necessary.