Johnson v. Terre Du Lac, Inc.

KAROHL, Judge.

This is a workmen’s compensation case. Billy R. Johnson, claimant, an employee of Terre Du Lac Inc., sustained a compensa-ble back injury. The accident occurred on March 26, 1980. Treatment included a lam-inectomy and a two-level, bi-lateral poster-iolateral fusion of the spine performed on October 28,1980. Prior to the injury claimant was afflicted by degenerative joint disease of the spine and a flattening of the left femoral head associated with an old spilled Capital Ephiphysis with resultant shortening of the left femor. Claimant’s left leg was more than one inch shorter…