When a commercial motor vehicle collided with the attorney’s client, the impact caused a severe back injury that required extensive surgical intervention. The treating physician recommended a transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) at L4-L5 and L5-S1, bilateral laminectomy, and partial medial facetectomy/foraminotomy.

Complex spinal procedures are difficult to explain with only medical records or written reports. The attorney needed a clear and persuasive way to demonstrate the seriousness of the injury and the invasive nature of the recommended surgery. Without a compelling visual, the true value of the case risked being underestimated.

We created a custom surgical animation illustrating the proposed spinal procedure. By showing the TLIF at L4-L5 and L5-S1 alongside the decompression techniques (laminectomy, facetectomy, and foraminotomy), the animation presented the complexity of the surgery in a way that was both accurate and easy to understand.

The Result

Settlement Achieved: $700,000

Attorney Feedback: “The animation drove up value.”

The animation provided a powerful visual tool that strengthened the attorney’s case presentation, highlighted the severity of the injury, and directly contributed to securing a higher settlement.

Medical animations are more than visuals, they are strategic tools that clarify medical complexity, communicate impact, and maximize case value. For this attorney’s client, animation turned a difficult-to-explain spinal procedure into a decisive factor in reaching a $700,000 settlement!

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