Medico Legal

Jacques Terry Medical Orthotic and Prosthetic Services specialise in providing medico-legal assessment and opinion on the need for Orthotic and Prosthetic assistive devices. According to the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA), the profession of Medical Orthotics includes the design and production of assistive devices intended to restore function or compensate for limitations in the muscular-skeletal system. The medical orthotic and prosthetic profession also involve the design and manufacture of assistive devices, to replace all or part of an amputated or deformed limb to restore or improve function.

We at Jacques Terry Medical Orthotic and Prosthetic Services provide our services with high ethical and clinical standards in conjunction with professionally accepted principles. We value respect and dignity by providing quality assessment and opinion regardless of race, ethnicity, location or financial background. It is our goal to be the provider of choice to all with medico-legal assessment needs.

AREAS OF ASSESSMENT

• Road Accident Claims;
• Medical negligence;
• Medical boarding;
• Personal injury claims;
• Aiding in third parties in providing assessment and professional opinions on devices provided to settle outstanding claims.

WE OFFER ASSESSMENTS AND OPINIONS ON

• Orthotic and prosthetic requirements;
• Ill-fitting prosthetics and orthotic assistive devices;
• Requirement of home-nursing assistive devices;
• Vehicle conversions;
• Wheelchair assessment;
• Custom and off the shelf bracing;
• Custom and off the shelf compression garments;
• Specific orthotic and prosthetic occupational and lifestyle requirements.

WHEN ARE ORTHOTIC AND PROSTHETIC ASSESSMENTS USUALLY USEFUL?

The following may necessitate an orthotic or prosthetic assessment in medico-legal cases involving injury or post-procedure of:

• Birth defects (Cerebral Palsy and other birth related injuries);
• Hip replacements;
• Knee replacements;
• Amputation or loss of limb;
• Soft tissue neck and back injuries (including whiplash neck injuries);
• Spinal injuries;
• Sciatic nerve injuries or “drop foot” conditions;
• Paralysis or paresis;
• Wheelchair-bound individuals;
• Fractures of the tibia/fibula;
• Traumatic crush injuries of the upper and lower extremities;
• Hemiparesis or muscle weakness following brain injury or stroke;
• Deformity of extremities;
• Musculoskeletal injuries requiring bracing or conservative treatment;
• Diabetic complications of upper and lower extremities;
• Mastectomy or loss of breast tissue;

COMPANY VALUES

We are committed to an open governance system whereby our activities are managed and undertaken ethically, transparently and in the interests of all concerned stakeholders.

We aim to ensure early settlement, placing emphasise on the rehabilitation process