Spine Surgery at Wrong Level

Case #126

A 54-year-old woman was in a car accident and developed back pain radiating down her right leg.

Her husband was a chiropractor, who treated her for several months without success.

Eventually she scheduled an appointment to see a neurosurgeon (Dr. C).

He ordered an MRI done on July 28, 2016, showing a right L3-L4 disc herniation.

A smaller herniation at L4-L…