Mortensen v. Memorial Hospital
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Sullivan, J.
On March 31, 1970, plaintiff, Michael Mortensen, then 10 years old, underwent an operative procedure at Arden Hill Hospital for the removal of a Baker’s cyst from the back of his left knee. Upon making his incision, however, and after retracting certain tendons and nerves the surgeon, defendant Dr. Rakov, discovered a hard, gritty “rather indistinct” mass which appeared to have penetrated the entire popliteal space. Dr. Rakov considered his finding unusual since he had never seen *152such a tumor in that part of the anatomy. He resected a portion of the mass, left…
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