Lee v. Mirbaha

ROBERTSON, Judge.

Plaintiff James Lee brought suit for medical malpractice against defendants Dr. Mirbaha, an orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Luh, the assisting physician, and South St. Louis Orthopedic, Inc., employer of the two doctors, after defendants performed a total left wrist replacement on Mr. Lee in January, 1979. Plaintiff submitted his claim against Dr. Mirbaha on the theory that the wrist replacement was not a reasonable medical treatment, or alternatively, that the doctor failed to implant the wrist prosthesis in the correct position within the wrist and hand bones. Only the former claim…