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But when the patient woke up screaming in excruciating pain , she could no longer stand.
Two days later, the 74-year-old underwent a second surgery under the supervision of neurosurgeon Robert Henderson.
During the operation, it was found that Duntsch had drilled into Efurd s muscle instead of her bone and sliced into one nerve at the root. There were also screws holes in places they should never have been.
After completing the salvage surgery, Henderson likened Duntsch s work to a child playing with construction toys.
Since then, Efurd has been confined to a wheelchair, and still struggles to stand up for more than 10 minutes at a time.