As for the bruised femur, if you read the other physicians' replies ...
http://home.comcast.net/~trinity_tx/attacktheory.htm <-- Your page
... 3 other doctors look at it before I put it up, and they all said it was 100% correct and consistent.
Here is what your webpage says about the bonescan deposition ...
First, remember that a bone scan is very non-specific - it only shows where there is calcium uptake more or less.Not making any judgement. Just putting the information here for others' convenience of reading.Also remember that the radiologist said he calls any discontinuity of bony substance a "fracture". He had never laid eyes on Terri Schiavo, or knew what her condition was, or why the scan was ordered.
Here is what was described in the deposition:
- Possible fractures of 2 or more bilateral costovertebral junctures - where the ribs meet the vertebrae. (This could be a result of resuscitation efforts, or even severe seizures in a woman with bulimia-induced osteopenia)
- Compression fracture of 1st Lumbar vertebra (same as above, or her fall)
- Bruised femur just above her right knee.
The rest of the so-called "fractures" were deemed by her attending physicians, who specialize in such matters, to be joint problems common among bedridden patients undergoing therapy. Her doctors ordered the bone scan because of this, and treated the hot joints.
Her right knee was stiff within the first 8 days - look at the bottom of the discharge summary - they x-rayed it on 3-5-90, and it showed no bony problems.
She also had a neck x-ray right off, and it showed nothing but the spastic rigidity mentioned above.
I gotcha cboldt. ; ) Just wanted to make sure everyone knew that Walker did say about the consistency of the cpr/fall and HO, and that others had even more complete answers. : )