On May 29, 1996, defendant Dr. Michael Neuwirth, the Chief of Spinal Surgery at defendant Hospital for Joint Diseases, performed a disectomy on plaintiff Shari Lo Presti. The surgery involved removing part of the herniated disc and inserting metal rods as well as bone grafts from elsewhere in the patient's body. Plaintiff alleges that right after the surgery she experienced severe pain in her left foot, which condition persisted up to the time of trial. Her treating physician...
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