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FDA Altis 522 Study 3-year Data: 8% Risk of Leg Pain vs. 0.6% in Full-length Slings

“(Full-length mid-urethral slings) are associated with significant complications, including bladder perforation and vessel injuries with RMUS (retropubic slings), and postoperative groin and thigh pain with TMUS (transobturator slings). To minimize these complications, a new generation of slings emerged: single incision slings (SIS),” states Dr. Le Mai Tu, Neurourol Urodyn. 2023; 42: 1722-1732. Dr. Greg Vigna, [...]

gavmdjd.dc2024-10-08T17:53:11-07:00September 25th, 2024|News, Vaginal Mesh|0 Comments

Vigna Law Group: Heel Decubitus Ulcer Case Filed in Virginia

“As a practicing rehabilitation physician in skilled nursing facilities and rehabilitation hospitals, I would provide orientation to new physical therapists and nurses to prevent pressure injuries to the heel. I would order arterial studies for patients admitted with heel sores, and proceed from there," states Greg Vigna, MD, JD, national malpractice attorney and wound care expert. [...]

gavmdjd.dc2024-10-08T17:50:56-07:00September 22nd, 2024|Decubitus Ulcer, News|0 Comments

Mild Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy: Therapeutic Cooling Versus No Therapeutic Cooling

“A significant proportion (approximately 25%) of infants with mild neonatal encephalopathy have mild to moderate disability at 2 years. By 5 years, 35% are having difficulties in one or more areas. No trials of cooling in mild HIE have been undertaken and so clinicians have no evidence base to guide treatment in this group," states [...]

gavmdjd.dc2024-10-08T17:49:00-07:00September 21st, 2024|Birth Injuries, News|0 Comments

Coloplast Altis Injury Lawsuit Filed: Extremity Pain in Focus

“Our client has allegedly been seriously injured from the Altis mini-sling. The data from the Coloplast Altis 522 study reveals acute pain in the limb following the procedure that, in this study, was unique to the Altis group and not in the full-length mid-urethral sling group," states Greg Vigna, MD, JD, national mid-urethral sling and malpractice attorney. [...]

gavmdjd.dc2024-10-08T17:47:02-07:00September 20th, 2024|News, Vaginal Mesh|0 Comments

Dr. Vigna and the Vigna Law Group Launch: Therapeutic Cooling/Birth Injury Help Desk

On August 15, 2024, the Vigna Law Group launched the Therapeutic Cooling/Birth Injury Help Desk. This website includes the web version of The Mother’s Guide to Birth Injury, available for families. “The Mother’s Guide to Birth Injury, was written by physicians, birth injury attorneys, and a Life Care Planner who is an expert in cerebral palsy, spina [...]

gavmdjd.dc2024-09-26T18:21:57-07:00August 19th, 2024|Birth Injuries, News|0 Comments

Hypotonia/Hypertonia: Early Intervention for at High-risk Premature Infants

“The level of muscle tone is presented as a dynamic process in our study population. After early intervention, both hypertonia and hypo¬tonia improved, with the level of improvement of hypertonia more significant," states Yan-Li Hu, MD, Ninbo Women & Children’s Hospital, China. Dr. Greg Vigna, MD, JD, national malpractice attorney, and expert in life care [...]

gavmdjd.dc2024-09-26T18:21:40-07:00August 29th, 2024|Birth Injuries, News|0 Comments

Dyskinetic Cerebral Palsy: Normal MRI in Many, Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) Next

“In the current study, eleven patients with dyskinetic CP (47.8%) showed abnormality in the putamen, thalamus, and periventricular white matter on brain MRI … this study showed a similar proportion of patients with abnormal findings on brain MRI as reported in previous studies … may suggest that brain MRI may not be the optimal diagnostic [...]

gavmdjd.dc2024-09-26T18:20:26-07:00September 9th, 2024|Birth Injuries, News|0 Comments

Early Diagnosis of Cerebral Palsy: No More ‘Watchful Waiting’, Early Intervention Necessary

“Based on research evidence, the best three tools to detect a high-risk of CP before the corrected age of 5 months old are neonatal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), the Prechtl Qualitative Assessment of General Movements, and the Hammersmith Infant Neurological Examination," says Leena Haataja, MD, PhD, Children’s Hospital Helsinki, Finland. What else did Dr. Haataja [...]

gavmdjd.dc2024-09-26T18:19:29-07:00September 10th, 2024|Birth Injuries, News|0 Comments

Time for ‘Universal Cord Blood Gas Screening’ for Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy

“Universal cord blood gas screening with a pH threshold ≤7.10 and mandatory encephalopathy exam results in greater detection of infants with moderate/severe encephalopathy and timely initiation of therapeutic hypothermia," states Zachary A. Vesoulis, MD, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri. What else does Dr. Vesoulis report in "Re-examining the Arterial Cord Blood Gas [...]

gavmdjd.dc2024-09-26T18:16:22-07:00September 13th, 2024|Birth Injuries, News|0 Comments

State-of-the-Art: Early Diagnosis of Cerebral Palsy in Infants Born Very Pre-term

“We demonstrated consistent associations between early cerebral palsy diagnosis and the fiber density (FD), fiber-bundle cross-section (FC), and fiber density and cross-section (FDC) for each of the nine examined tracts," says Rahul Chandwani, MD, Perinatal Institute, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. Dr. Greg Vigna, MD, JD, a neurological injury attorney who is Board Certified in Physical Medicine and [...]

gavmdjd.dc2024-09-18T18:00:02-07:00September 18th, 2024|Birth Injuries, News|0 Comments