Edwin Dunahoe – Dunahoe Law Firm
$1.684M Verdict: 2D Animation of Hip Surgery Helps Achieve A Successful Result
-
Animation
-
Medical
-
Legal
-
Personal Injury
-
Case Study
- +3
An employee at a nursing home failed to place a wheelchair beside a woman’s bed causing her to fall and suffer a fractured hip and subsequent surgery. Edwin Dunahoe, Esq. of Dunahoe Law Firm in Louisiana needed a state-of-the-art visual solution for his expert to use in describing the woman’s surgery. The impact was so powerful that the 2D animation helped him in reaching a successful verdict.
Challenge
The Plaintiff in this case fell in a nursing home and fractured her hip. The fall was a result of her wheelchair not being placed beside her bed and was not reported by the employee.
The Defense disputed liability and contended that Mr. Dunahoe could not prove that the wheelchair was not by the bed. A detailed visual aid was needed to support the surgeon’s testimony about the damages suffered by the Plaintiff.
2D Animation: Intramedullary hip Screw fixation of right femur.
Approach
The primary challenge in this case was to provide proof about the location of the wheelchair, as well as the resulting surgery performed. Mr. Dunahoe was tasked with proving the wheelchair location, however he partnered with High Impact to develop an additional visual to add to the case that:
-
01
Showed the full process of the surgery, with step-by-step procedural details.
-
02
Combined colorized X-rays of the injury to connect the reality of the damages to the surgery conducted.
-
03
Visually compared the pre-op condition to the post-op condition, with detailed labeling to show the final results.
2D animation still showing the post operative condition.
Result
Sadly, the woman died from her injuries. However, the case did reach a successful verdict with the help of our expertly designed visual solutions.
“The visual created by High Impact enabled the orthopedic surgeon in this case to show the jury exactly how the surgery was performed. The orthopedic surgeon is an assistant professor at the state medical school and you could tell he really enjoyed using the animation to 'teach' the jury what he had done.”
Get in Touch
High Impact’s team of visual strategists, artists, and developers can build and customize your digital presentation for any case involving personal injury, medical malpractice, birth trauma - or any subject involving complex information.
Interested in working with us? Click here to get started. If you'd prefer, you can email us or call us at (800) 749 2184.
Work with us
Interested in working with us? To get started choose one of the options below, or send us an email if you’d prefer.