Knee, Hip And Shoulder Pain Management Pumps

Knee, Hip And Shoulder Pain Management Pumps – A Primer On Litigation

Consider this hypothetical scenario. Jane Doe is working at her job when she is injured in a fall. She makes a workers compensation claim with her employer because her shoulder is pretty banged up. She goes to see her primary care physician and he refers her to a shoulder specialist, called an orthopedic surgeon. After undergoing some diagnostic tests and x-rays, the orthopedic specialist tells her that she needs arthroscopic surgery because she tore her rotator cuff during the fall. Jane is afraid of getting the surgery because she doesn’t want to miss too much work. She has bills to pay, and a family to feed. The specialist tells her not to worry because the procedure is relatively safe and minimally invasive. She should have her back to work in no time.

The day of the surgery arrives and everything goes smoothly. Her doctor explains that he is going to be using a pain pump device that delivers a numbing medicine into the area of the surgical site through a catheter. This will allow Jane to get back to normal faster. Her doctor tells her that the pain pump might not necessarily eliminate the need for some pain pills, but it can greatly reduce it. Jane agrees.

Jane thinks she’s on the road to recovery. She is back at her job, but is having difficulty doing her work like she used to. She has lost a significant amount of strength in her arm and shoulder. This is making short tasks take a long time to complete. Her co workers are getting upset with her because she’s not pulling her weight.

One day she is called into her manager’s office and gets an ear full. She explains that her shoulder is bothering her. It is making a popping and grinding sound, and she can’t lift as much weight with it anymore. Jane is confused because her doctor said that she would be back to work in no time, that this wasn’t a major surgery. On her manager’s request, Jane goes back to her doctor for a check up. After running some tests, Jane’s doctor comes back with some bad news. Her shoulder cartilage has started to deteriorate, and if it gets any worse she is going to have to have an artificial shoulder put in.

How did this happen? Who is responsible? How is Jane going to keep her job and
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pay for an expensive shoulder replacement surgery? Unfortunately, these are questions that many people are asking themselves after having used the pain management pumps during shoulder surgery.

Litigation is pending across the country against the manufactuers of pain medicine pumps, or pain balls. Doctors used these pumps to inject a continuous stream of pain medication into the patients’ shoulders after surgery. Doctors followed the advice of the pain pump manufacturers because there was no medical literature that suggested that intra articular placement was harmful for patients. This information only started to surface around 2006 when a medical journal started to see a link. Between the pumps and cartilage damage.

This pain medication can destroy the cartilage in the shoulder joint if the catheter is placed directly into the joint, instead of around the surrounding tissue. This condition is known as PAGCL or Postarthroscopic Glenohumeral Chondrolysis.

How do I know if I have a claim?

PAGCL side effects don’t usually appear right away because the patient is being gentle with the shoulder and limiting its use. However, as a few months progress, patients complain of severe pain in the shoulder area and problems with mobility. Some patients also complain of a serious lack of strength and a grinding sensation in the shoulder joint. If you have been diagnosed with PAGCl, you may have a legal claim. Cartilage deterioration is a serious and disabling problem. This condition is permanent, and in some cases patients may need a complete shoulder replacement surgery. This procedure involves the replacement of the shoulder joint with metal and plastic components.

If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with PAGCL or are suffering from the symptoms, you should click the link at the end of this article and contact a pain pump lawsuit attorney for free, no obligation consultation. These attorneys take cases on contingency fee basis which means there is no money down and no legal fees unless a recovery is made for you. Remember, every state has a different time limit or statute of limitations which determines when a case needs to be filed. If you do not file your case in time, you can be forever barred from making a claim. Contact a pain pump attorney to determine what time limits exist, and whether or not you have a legal case.

By: Valerie Andrews

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