Sweet v. Douge’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

3 federal appellate · 1 state decisions

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1. ““In our present inquiry, as we view this case, we are not confronted with the question of discretion on the part of an attending physician or surgeon in adopting one of two or more recognized methods of treatment, but our inquiry is as to whether or not the evidence warranted the jurors in finding, as they manifestly did find, that no extension process was used in the treatment of the injury prior to opening the flesh and inserting the ‘Lane Plate.’ The evidence is ample to warrant the conclusion that the opening of the flesh, the injury thereto being wholly internal, and the insertion of a ‘Lane Plate’ with a view of holding the ends of a broken bone in apposition and alignment, is a method of last resort; so recognized by the profession generally, because of the great danger of infection following such method of treatment. The evidence also warrants the conclusion that, in a fracture of the nature here in question, the profession universally recognizes the necessity of some extension process; that of the ‘Buck’s Extension’ or some similar process, as the one effective method of holding the broken ends in apposition and alignment to give them opportunity for healing and growth together.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Prather v. Downs