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Graham v. Thompson

Citations

  • 854 S.W.2d 797
  • 1993 Mo. App. LEXIS 416
  • 1993 WL 78753

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  • explaining “unusual” injuries are ones that are “not a typical occurrence or not the result of a necessary risk to the type of” surgery performed
  • permitting inference of negligence where patient suffered burns on her calf following foot surgery
  • explaining scenarios where res ipsa loquitur was found applicable in malpractice actions
  • burn on leg from a caesarean section

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Judges: Lowenstein, Turnage, Spinden

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