Overview

This page concerns cervical epidural steroid injections and nerve block procedures at Ortho Sport & Spine Physicians, where the complaint alleges failures in informed consent, examination, sedation, and response to warning signs that the needle had entered the patient’s spinal cord.

System Ortho Sport & Spine Physicians
Fact pattern Cervical epidural steroid injections and nerve block allegedly performed without proper exams, informed consent, or response to signs of cord entry
Alleged harm Permanent neurological deficits

Chronology

  1. Ortho Sport & Spine Physicians treated 63-year-old patient Daniel Mercer.
  2. During cervical epidural steroid injections and nerve block procedures, the doctors allegedly failed to properly inform Daniel of the risks and failed to conduct adequate examinations.
  3. The doctors also allegedly used improper sedation and ignored signs that the needle had entered Daniel’s spinal cord.
  4. Daniel suffered a catastrophic spinal cord injury and permanent neurological deficits.

Alleged failures

Providers allegedly failed to properly inform Daniel Mercer of the risks of the procedures.

Providers allegedly failed to conduct adequate examinations and used improper sedation.

Providers allegedly ignored signs that the needle had entered Daniel’s spinal cord during the cervical epidural steroid injections and nerve block procedures.

Entities

Ortho Sport & Spine PhysiciansCervical epidural steroid injectionsNerve block proceduresSpinal cordSedation
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