Settlement : Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear with Torn Medial Meniscus

An actual case that went to trial, the arbitrator wrote a decision for 35% loss of a leg. The injured worker was a 19 year old dance instructor. the diagnosis was an anterior cruciate ligament tear coupled with a torn medial meniscus.  The surgery she underwent was a meniscectomy and debridement.  During the procedure the surgeon noted a very large tear of the posterior horn of the medial meniscus, in addition a piece of the cartilage was broken off.  The case was decided in 2007.