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Thursday, March 28, 2024

Patient claims Rush University Medical Center, Midwest Orthopaedics botched surgery

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CHICAGO — A patient is suing Dr. Craig Della Valle, Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush LLC and Rush University Medical Center, citing alleged negligence.

Dr. Zarije Djurovic filed a complaint Aug. 9 in Cook County Circuit Court, alleging Djurovic suffered nerve damage, experienced pain, anguish, lost earnings and loss of the enjoyment of life and incurred medical expenses as a result of the alleged negligence of the defendants in performing a right hip reconstruction surgery on Aug. 22, 2016

Specifically, the plaintiff claimed the defendants failed to protect his sciatic, femoral and obturatory nerve from injury during the surgery and carelessly provided post-operative care. 

The plaintiff requests a trial by jury and seeks a judgment greater than $50,000. He is represented by Randall Peters of Randall F. Peters & Associates in Chicago.

Cook County Circuit Court case number 18-L-8605

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