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Kelly Rissman

Patient’s leg is amputated after knee surgery goes horribly wrong - as surgeon tried to cover mistake, lawsuit claims

UCI Irvine in Orange County, where a man is suing the University of California Board of Regents for negligence after his knee surgery resulted in an amputation - (Google Maps)

A Southern California man went to the hospital for routine knee surgery but ended up with an amputated leg, a lawsuit alleges.

Wayne Wolff, the patient, and his wife, Lisa Wolff, are now suing the University of California Board of Regents for abuse and neglect, negligence, loss of consortium, and negligent and intentional infliction of emotional distress.

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