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“Polypropylene mesh slings have the potential to cause Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) and pudendal neuralgia, which can make it impossible to wear tight underwear or pants, as the body perceives normal clothing friction as severe pain,” states Greg Vigna, MD, JD, national malpractice attorney. Dr. Greg Vigna, national mid-urethral sling attorney, states, “We continue […]
“It is our position that The Methodist Hospital did not take adequate steps to prevent our client from suffering further harm to an existing sacral wound, an injury that appears to have occurred at a nursing home. Additionally, the hospital did not provide effective care consistent with the standard of care described in the Wound […]
“All management options, including non-surgical or surgical, with either partial removal or complete removal, need to be presented to allow for informed consent,” states Dr. HG Krause, MD. What does Dr. Krause report in “Techniques for total excision of retropubic and transobturator midurethral mesh slings” in the New Zealand Continence Journal, April 22, 2024? “While […]
“There needs to be greater consumer protection before introducing faulty products to the market,” states Dr. Oscar Olavarria, MD, general surgeon, University of Texas, Houston. Dr. Greg Vigna, Board Certified Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, says, “At issue is the continued use of certain medical devices when safer alternative procedures or designs of devices may be […]
“In patients with salvageable brain tissue identified by perfusion imaging who did not initially receive thrombectomy, alteplase given 4.5 to 24 hours after acute ischemic stroke onset may improve functional outcomes,” states Dr. Ying Zhou, Ph.D. What does Dr. Zhou’s study “Alteplase for Acute Ischemic Stroke at 4.5 to 24 Hours,” published in JAMA, August […]
“We intend to obtain all internal documents that relate to the Boston Scientific 522 Study that compared the Solyx mini-sling to the full-length Obtryx. The reported data does not reflect the reality of these two devices,” states Greg Vigna, MD, JD, national mid-urethral sling attorney. Dr. Greg Vigna, national pudendal neuralgia and obturator neuralgia attorney, states, […]
Dr. Greg Vigna, national midurethral sling attorney, says, “There will always be an Obtryx litigation. The Boston Scientific Obtryx is made from Marlex, a technologically obsolete form of polypropylene developed in the 1950’s. There are safer alternative materials available outside of the United States for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence that reduce or eliminate […]
“Our allegations include both a failure to prevent a serious pressure injury and a failure to provide effective treatment after the bedsore was identified,” states Greg Vigna, MD, JD, national pressure injury attorney. Greg Vigna, MD, JD, national pressure injury attorney, Board Certified PM&R, says, “We need to review the treatment of our client after the […]
Dr. Greg Vigna, is the principal of Greg Vigna, MD, JD, PLC, a California personal injury law firm, and his law firm has a non-exclusive referral relationship with the attorneys listed within this site. Dr. Vigna, co-counsels with attorneys across the country.