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Toe Damaged During Surgery

After suffering from bad feet for several years, Gaby took the decision to undergo surgery. She had hoped this would correct the deformities and relieve the pain, but sadly the operation left her with further problems.

When the bunions on Gaby's feet began to cause her considerable discomfort, she sought help from her GP, who referred her to an orthopaedic surgeon for further assessment. The consultant confirmed Gaby's feet were in a poor condition, and that surgical intervention would be appropriate.

Gaby was told she would need two and a half months off work, but that after that she would begin to feel the benefits. She consented to surgery and was put on the waiting list for an operation, during which her left big toe would undergo a bunionectomy, a hallux valgus correction, and a metatarsal osteotomy to be secured with two K-wires, while a PIP joint fusion and an open release of the MTP joint would be performed on her second toe.

The operation was performed and Gaby was discharged four days later. She was making a good recovery until it was noted during her second review that the K-wires securing the osteotomy had irritated the skin, while one had migrated slightly. They were subsequently removed, but at her next review further problems were discovered.

This time Gaby was told that deformity in her second toe did not seem to have been corrected. After examination, it was concluded that while the PIP joint fusion had been correctly carried out to her second toe, there had not been an open release of the second MTP joint as had originally been planned. Because no surgery was undertaken to address the soft tissue tightness at the joint, Gaby's toe remained elevated.

Glynns instructed a Consultant Orthopaedic Consultant to assess Gaby's treatment. His expert report confirmed she had been the victim of medical negligence, as no body of reasonable orthopaedic surgeons would have omitted to operate on the second MTP joint to correct the deformity present – particularly as it was well documented in Gaby's medical notes.

As a result of the substandard level of care she received, Gaby suffers from pins and needles, stiffness and pain in her toes. She remains unable to extend her second toe, which will need further corrective surgery. We helped Gaby settle her medical negligence case, and she was awarded over £10,000 compensation.

(Details which might identify our client have been changed.)

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