Fracture Misdiagnosed as a Sprain

[jlowery]

My question involves medical malpractice in the state ofhio. I twisted my ankle in december 2009. I only saw the E.R. doctor for about 3 minutes before going for an xray.Later a nurse came in and told me it was sprained and what to do for it. I was unemployed without insurance at the time so I wasn't able to follow up with my pcp. I did however go back to the E.r. after a week because I was still unable to walk on it. The triage nurse told me to give it time and didn't even let me see a doctor. In july 2010 i started having issues with this ankle like locking and giving way. went to a different E.R. and they said it was arthritis and to deal with it. In april 2011 i got insurance and a new pcp he sent me for an mri because the ankle was still not right. It was found that i had fractured my talas dome and there was now a cyst growing in my bone.(known as osteochandral defect.) I had surgery to drill out the cyst and clean up scar tissue in that ankle on may 22 2011.Since then i have had a cast ,a cam walker and physical therapy. things were going good till a couple months ago and now i am being sent to another specialists for possible surgery again to plug the holes with bone from my hip.(also known as oats.)Can I sue the hospital or ER doctor for the misdiagnosis? Is there anything i can do at all? For the first surgery i was out of work for a month and this one if i have it will be 6 months.

[jk]

My question involves medical malpractice in the state of:

well, at this moment, your only real option if you want much of a response would be to post some information.

[jlowery]

I did post some information

[jk]

I did post some information

well, now you did. When I posted, all that was there was exactly what I quoted in my response.

but anyway,




has anybody looked at the initial x-ray to determine if the radiologist missed it or that it just wasn't visible?

[jlowery]

yes and it wasn't visible as ankle fractures don't show up right away. however, with going back a week later when i went back had they let the doctor look at me and done another xray it would have shown up i have been told.

[Mr. Knowitall]

Even if we assume malpractice occurred, you appear to have a statute of limitations problem, so I suggest having your case reviewed by a malpractice lawyer - expeditiously.

[cbg]

yes and it wasn't visible as ankle fractures don't show up right away. however, with going back a week later when i went back had they let the doctor look at me and done another xray it would have shown up i have been told.

Told by whom, and when was the last time they had their crystal ball recalibrated?

[Dogmatique]

Told by whom, and when was the last time they had their crystal ball recalibrated?

That's actually a very important point. Nobody can ever say for sure what would or would not appear (in this circumstance at least) a week later.