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Department of Radiology, Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL 60612, and
Department of Radiology, Rush North Shore Medical Center, 9600 Gross Point
Rd., Skokie, IL 60076.
Fig. 1.Lateral view of ankle obtained in 41-year-old woman who was
involved in motor vehicle collision. Defendant radiologist who interpreted
radiograph initially as normal was sued for malpractice. In retrospect,
fracture of talar neck can be seen. Expert witnesses disagreed as to whether
missing of fracture constituted malpractice.