Des Moines Register

Patient Sues Scripps Health and Physician Alleging Failed Ankle Surgery and Potential Cover-Up

Lawsuit alleges physician failed to surgically treat ankle fracture, prescribed physical therapy, and misled patient to conceal the error. SAN DIEGO, CA, UNITED ...
Medical Xpress

People with unstable ankle fractures may avoid surgery and do well with casts

Ankle fractures are among the most common fractures in adults. Some ankle fractures are "stable," so the patient can carry on walking on the ankle without the bones falling out of position. However, ...
Medical Xpress

Surgery is no more effective than six weeks in a cast for unstable ankle fractures, clinical trial finds

Wearing a cast for six weeks appears to be no less effective than surgery for healing unstable ankle fractures and carries fewer treatment-related harms, finds a clinical trial from Finland published ...
The Desert Sun

Patient Sues Scripps Health and Physician Alleging Failed Ankle Surgery and Potential Cover-Up

The complaint further alleges that after 6 weeks of treating the ankle fracture, Dr. Botte performed surgery on March 23, 2022. However, the complaint further claims that the surgery failed to treat ...