9-1/2 Fingers

I saw him under Rauscher, Bikoff, and Boss in Hackensack around 1991. I went there needing a flexor tendon graft for my left middle finger which he completed successfully. (work injury) Shortly after, I developed a contracture He said I needed an open and or closed capsulotomy which he later did in his office. I awoke from the surgery with him telling me he apologized but my finger must be amputated or fully fused right away. I said no way but could tell there was something major wrong with it since the procedure. I then got an an xray somewhere else and determined that in an attempt to straighten it he totally broke the bones and snapped the extensor tendon. He wanted to bury his mistake and remove my finger. I then went to a world renowned hand surgeon in NY who did the best he could but I am left with a severely deformed finger and a substantial handicap of my entire hand. Even the workmen's comp judge suggested that I sue for malpractice. Not as easy as it sounds.