Will a broken kneecap heal itself or is this doctor just avoiding her?

I understand she doesn’t want to sue, but do the parents know what happened? They can still offer to pay her deductible and copays and they can draw up a waiver limiting their liability if they want.

I’m sending the Q to rarebear. He will know the answer.

Generally patella fractures are treated with conservative therapy meaning casting and no operation, especially in the elderly. I have no comment on the lawsuit issue.

That’s kind of what I was thinking, what @Rarebear said. Kind of like a broken rib. I mean, what else can you do?

@JLeslie no parents have been mentioned. No one got into any trouble that I know about. The kids just ran when the nurses came into the bathroom when she screamed. I suppose the parents could have come into the bathroom , apologized and offered to pay for treatment but everyone scattered. I am happy to hear it will repair itself with no operation needed and I will email her about that now! I wonder if she will develop arthritis in that knee. If it were me, I’d expect it.

@Dutchess_III They can be operated on if they are displaced.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patella_fracture

That just sounds painful, @Rarebear!

Her knee broke almost in half and they put a screw in it to hold it together . No amount or type of painkiller they offered helped. She was up all night in agony for almost a week. Makes me wonder if the surgeon’s family members would suffer like that.
I recall my precious FIL got pancreatic cancer and he had to hunt and beg and bribe all over Chicago for morphine pills. He got what he wanted, though . He always did. It’s all about the money, you know.