Legal Opinion
Yoo Hoo of Louisiana v. Vicknair
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 12, 2001No. 01-0771PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
hGREMILLION, Judge.
The defendant, Harry Vicknair, appeals the judgment of the workers’ compensation judge denying his request for surgery. For the following reasons, we affirm.
FACTS
Vicknair suffered a work-related injury to his lower back, left knee, ankle, and foot on June 19, 1996, while employed as a maintenance man for the plaintiff, Yoo Hoo of Louisiana. Diagnostic tests revealed bulging discs at the L4-5 and L5-S1 disc levels, along with narrowing of the neural foramina. Dr. Douglas McKay, an orthopedic surgeon, who has treated Vick-nair since November 1997, recommended surgery after…
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