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Archive > October, 2006 Vol. VII, No. 10

Medical Malpractice Quiz

From Fracture to Fatality

Sharon K. Smith, RN, JD, and Tyler J. Smith, JD

A 58-year-old morbidly obese female with a history of hypertension, coronary artery disease, gastrointestinal polyps, hip replacement and microdiscectomy falls, sustaining a fractured distal tibia. She undergoes an open reduction and is placed in a hard cast.

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