Re: Wife needs a hip replacement

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On 1/07/07, Attorney/Nurse wrote:
> On 5/18/06, John wrote:
>> Hello, I hope someone can give me suggestions, ideas, or a
>> place to turn to where I can get information/help. My wife
>> was born with her hip dislocated and out of the socket. The
>> doctors told her mother she would never walk. She was in a
>> boddy cast at the age of 15 months and was in it for 18
>> months. After getting out the doctors said everything was
>> fine, it is looking good etc. She is now 26 years old. I
>> took her to an orthepedic surgeon due to the pain in the
>> same hip. He showed us the x-rays which showed that my
>> wifes hip was badly deformed, the ball which goes into the
>> hip is the size of a marble. The doctor told her that she
>> needed to have her hip replaced whenever she can no longer
>> stand the pain. He said that if the doctors would have
>> found this when she was born (and not at 15 months) and
>> they put it back in properly and performed their duties
>> properly, she would not be needing a hip replacement today.
>> She now also has arthritus (spelling??) in her hips. What
>> can we do about this/ if anything? I know it has been a
>> long time, but we just found out about 1 year ago as to the
>> severity of it. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you in
>> advance.
how old is your wife? in some states the person has 1-2 years
after they reach the age of majority to sue for medical
malpractice as they couldn't do it as a minor. chances of
finding the people involved and being successful are slim
however. good luck.