McClain v. Petkovich

GARY M. GAERTNER, Presiding Judge.

Appellant, Fran McClain, appeals from a judgment entered on a jury verdict in the Circuit Court of St. Louis County in favor of respondent, Dr. Frank Petkovich, in appellant’s medical malpractice action. We affirm.

Appellant first met respondent, an orthopedic surgeon, when she visited his office complaining of severe pain in her lower back and left leg. Dr. Petkovich discovered a herniated disc in appellant’s spinal column between vertebrae L4 and L5. The herniated disc was swollen and was pressing against the nerve root, causing the pain. Respondent…