Understanding Spinal Cord Injuries: Legal Guidance Matters
Spinal cord injuries (SCI) are life-changing events that can have lasting physical, emotional, and financial impacts. When someone else’s negligence causes a spinal cord injury—whether in a car crash, workplace accident, medical event, or other traumatic incident—it’s critical to understand your rights and take immediate steps to protect your future. A spinal cord injury (SCI)...
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Get Help Navigating Your Truck Accident Claim
We congratulate attorney Sam Pulver for successfully completing the Legacy Trucking Course for Lawyers! Sam has earned an “Education and Training” certificate for completing the “Legacy Trucking Course for Legal and Administrative Professionals.” This intensive program is designed to equip attorneys with the essential skills needed to manage and build strong cases related to serious...
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Injury During Spinal Surgery
Spinal surgeries can be very long and involved procedures. Despite the fact that it is not common, patients are at risk of a spinal injury during surgery – such as nerve root or spinal cord damage resulting in paralysis, numbness, loss of bladder and/or bowel function, limited mobility or disabling pain. Sometimes the hardware implanted...
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Paralysis Caused By Spinal Surgery
An ideal outcome in spinal surgery is dependent of the coordination of efforts by the surgeon, anesthesiologist, and neurophysiologist. Because patients are under general anesthesia during surgery, techniques for examining the nervous system for potential injuries can be somewhat limited. Intraoperative spinal cord monitoring (IOM) allows the surgeon to record the electrical signals transferred along...
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