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Amputation

One of the most catastrophic results of medical malpractice can be amputations. If a patient is improperly or negligently treated for diabetes or infection of an upper or lower extremity, often amputation of a limb can result. The overall effect that amputation can have on a person can be devastating. Symptoms of necrosis must be carefully monitored by the hospital or physician in order to avoid such disastrous consequences. Raging infection must be controlled to avoid an amputation. In any case, an experienced medical malpractice lawyer can assist you in your claim for an injury as severe as an amputation.
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