Mr. Jenks underwent the procedure to remove two bone spurs in his spine on Dec. 12. Kirkham Wood, MD, chief of orthopedic spine service, allegedly removed the two bone spurs and began removing a third one without completing it. The alleged error reported caused spinal fluid leakage and infection, according to the report.
At the advice of the Red Sox, Mr. Jenks underwent emergency surgery two weeks later in Phoenix. MGH released a statement expressing sympathy for Mr. Jenks’ complications but stopped short of admitting wrongdoing. It is possible the complications are a result of “a change in the overall position of the bone subsequent to the surgery,” Mitchel B. Harris, MD, chief of orthopedic trauma at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, said in the report.
The Red Sox plan to investigate what happened. It was not made immediately clear whether Mr. Jenks or the team will file a lawsuit against MGH.
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