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Lawsuit says wrong drug injection left woman unable to walk

A lawsuit by Linda Gilbert says staff at Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown injected potassium phosphate into her spine instead of the anesthetic mepivacaine during knee surgery. She alleges the mistake caused incomplete paraplegia and left her unable to walk.
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