Cervical spine disorders
Degenerative cervical myelopathy, cervical disc disease and nerve root symptoms affecting the upper limbs.
Expert witness services for solicitors
Areas of expertise
Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence instructions considered within the scope of Professor Bateman’s clinical expertise.
Expertise across the whole spine.
Lumbar spine disorders
Lumbar disc disease, sciatica, spinal stenosis and cauda equina syndrome.
Spinal column injuries
Traumatic injuries and fractures, their management and functional consequences.
Spine surgery
Assessment, indications, surgical management and post-operative care within his spinal surgical practice.
Spinal injections
Clinical assessment and management involving spinal injection procedures.
Pre-existing spinal disease
Degenerative pathology and its relevance to the symptoms, records and questions in an individual case.
Personal Injury
Understanding injury, symptoms and prognosis.
Instructions may address:
- The nature of a spinal injury and clinical diagnosis.
- The relationship between an event, symptoms and imaging.
- The contribution of pre-existing degenerative disease.
- Prognosis, treatment needs and effects on function.
Previous records and imaging help place post-injury findings in context.
Clinical Negligence
Careful analysis of spinal care.
Potential instructions may concern diagnosis, referral, surgery, injections or post-operative management. Particular clinical areas include cervical myelopathy, cauda equina syndrome and spinal column injuries.
Questions may include standard of care, causation and clinical outcome where these fall within Professor Bateman’s expertise. Records and clinical context determine what can be concluded.
Suitability is reviewed before acceptance. Another specialist may be needed for matters outside his scope.
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