Gilley v. Hudson

Barnes, Judge.

Patrick Joe Gilley, Jr., dislocated his hip playing football in 2001 when he was 12. Dr. Mark C. Hudson was nearby and responded to a bystander’s request to help Gilley, whom he examined and accompanied to the hospital. After they arrived at the emergency room, Hudson assumed responsibility for Gilley’s care and reduced the dislocation, moving the femur back into the hip socket. A follow-up x-ray revealed that the head of Gilley’s femur, the growth plate, had separated from his femur. Despite further surgical intervention, Gilley’s hip ultimately had to be surgically fused,…