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LELM BY LELM v. MAYO FOUNDATION

No. 97-1653.

135 F.3d 584 (1998)

Brittany Ann LELM, by her mother and natural guardian, Karen LELM, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The MAYO FOUNDATION, a Minnesota Corporation; St. Mary's Hospital, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided February 2, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark Hallberg, Minneapolis, MN, argued (Reed K. MacKenzie, Minneapolis, MN, on the brief), for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Paul B. Klaas, Minneapolis, MN, argued (Creighton R. Magid, on the brief), for Defendants-Appellees.

Before BOWMAN, LAY, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.

LAY, Circuit Judge.

In October 1986, the Mayo Clinic evaluated then thirteen-month-old Brittany Ann Lelm for a congenital hip dysplasia condition.1 On October 16, 1986, Mayo Clinic physicians performed surgery on Lelm to correct her dysplasia. During the procedure, orthopedic surgeons severed the femoral artery and vein in Lelm's right leg which disrupted the blood supply to her leg and hip. After unsuccessful attempts to repair the severed...

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