prosecute a doctor who pretended to implant a prosthesis
By Claudio González / The Capital
A doctor was indicted Rosario for the crime of willful and serious injuries due to swindle a woman underwent microsurgery in 2004 and charged a hip replacement was never implemented.
The man was evident because the patient had a consultation where they confirmed through an X-ray, which does not put the brace material.
fact, after confirmed that his condition was treatable with kinesiology sessions.
Carina S. by 2004 he suffered severe pain in the lower back that prevented him from walking normally.
With that picture came to the office of neurosurgeon Sergio Crisci, who was also coordinator of the department of neurosurgery of Eva Peron Hospital and teaches at the Universidad Nacional Rosario (UNR).
virtual implant
The doctor diagnosed a herniated disc in the fifth lumbar vertebra and promised that their suffering would end if, on an urgent basis, was undergoing an operation to implant a prosthesis which will specifically on the column.
The patient accepted the suggestion professional and the operation was scheduled for July 29, 2004 in the sanatorium Los Arroyos (Italy 1400).
She made the arrangements with social work, he sought to implant budgets and led to their doctor.
Finally, he paid a professional plus 3,500 pesos, plus a couple thousand dollars for the prosthesis, which took her social work, and an undisclosed amount by the intervention.
The transaction was completed in the first instance the result was a success.
However, after suffering some discomfort in the same area of \u200b\u200bthe body afterwards, Carina decided to visit her doctor who was out of town .
So he decided to consult another specialist.
The new diagnosis was a surprise.
"Here there are no implants, says the X-ray," he told the disappointed patients.
Furthermore, the second professional opinion, her clinical work was recoverable kinesiology.
So the deception began to unfold achieved through microsurgery.
"It is impossible that a prosthesis of these characteristics enter in that space," he reaffirmed they sent to the woman who then was 27.
Surprised, Carina was looking for more data to confirm the scam.
In the hospital where he was assisted provided a key insight: the history.
of medical judge
The incident was reported injured by the criminal in 2007.
Sponsored by lawyers Adrian Ruiz and Joseph Ferrara, the cause that investigated the Judge of Instruction No. 9, Javier Beltramone, took a while to ensure the imaniobra tests and confirm the doctor.
"The judge ordered the realization of a hidden camera.
It was thus possible image and audio recording of the doctor who explained to his patient how he had been surgery and successes, something that never was done as promised, "Ruiz explained to The Capital and Ferrara.
"The most serious is that the practitioner ordered an invasive treatment to solve a table did not require much time and delayed the rehabilitation of the patient's true, "added the lawyer.
When the neurosurgeon was called to testify, his statements were not convincing, especially to the surgical protocol of the hospital where no evidence that the intervention had practiced .
Faced with this blatant fraud was configured having received a large sum of money (in dollars) for the prosthesis to be placed said.
With irrefutable evidence, on 22 December last the judge Beltramone Crisci indicted on charges of "serious injury and willful fraud."
The resolution, which is not firm, has a high probability to lead to a criminal trial the physician for his conduct.
The penalty for this kind of figures can range from one month to twelve years in prison.
