Richards v. Argonaut Insurance Companies

Claimant seeks review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board which affirmed and adopted an order of the referee which had denied his aggravation claim.1 We reverse.

Claimant sustained a compensable injury to his right knee on April 16, 1979. He was treated by Dr. Mandiberg, an orthopedic surgeon, who performed a medial meniscectomy on the knee on July 9, 1979. During the operation, he also removed a small fragment of the lateral meniscus. Postoperatively, claimant developed a foreign body infection that required drainage of the knee and two weeks of hospitalization. Thereafter he made…