27 Oct 2010
Oldfield v Accident Compensation Corporation
- Citation
- [2010] NZACC 186
- Court
- District Court
The acute growth plate displacement caused by the fall required immediate surgical intervention in 2005 and the resultant stunted growth of the left femur directly caused the present leg length discrepancy; therefore the right leg epiphysiodesis is a treatment consequence of a covered injury and must be funded under Schedule 1 Clauses 1 and 2.