Puyallup man paralyzed after ‘low-risk surgery’ at UW Harborview files claim

A Puyallup man, who said he is now paralyzed after a “low-risk surgery” has filed a claim against the University of Washington Medical Center and several doctors and healthcare providers.

A spokesperson for the law firm, representing Dr. Ron Ko, a dentist in Puyallup, said the claim alleges that Ko was never made aware of a risk of paralysis.

“The surgeon told him, ‘You were going to be fine.’ The surgeon did not tell him there was a risk that he was going to be paralyzed. And he shouldn’t have been paralyzed. He was paralyzed because of medical negligence,” said Nicholas Rowley, family’s attorney…

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