Injury Biomechanics Expert

Biomechanics Expert

Louis Draganich, PhD, academician and scientist provides consultation, expert witness testimony and trial support in injury biomechanics and reconstruction, accident reconstruction, failure analysis and clinical orthopedics. Dr. Draganich is President of Draganich Consulting, Inc. Both plaintiffs' and defense attorneys have retained Dr. Draganich for cases involving wrongful death, premises liability, personal injury, products liability, medical malpractice and criminal acts (references provided upon request).

Dr. Draganich has been Director of Orthopaedic Biomechanics at The University of Chicago for more than 20 years. He has 30 years of academic experience in biomechanics and orthopedic research, several patents on total knee replacement design and more than 11 years of experience in forensic consulting.

We relate the traumatic event to the objects, kinematics and forces involved to recreate the injury pattern.

Questions we address - What does the injury pattern reveal about the cause of the injury? Is the injury pattern consistent with the accident described? Was the sporting or industrial equipment or device defective? Was the orthopedic implant defective, was the surgical technique improper or did a traumatic event cause the implant to loosen or fail?

Dr. Draganich has been retained for cases in all regions of the United States, including Alaska and Hawaii, and is available for consulting matters anywhere in the world. Draganich Consulting is located in Chicago, a 15 minute drive from the Chicago loop, a 30 minute drive from Midway Airport and a 45 to 60 minute drive from O'Hare airport.

We will email a contract and fee schedule upon request. Although we would appreciate having one month for reading case documents in order to provide an initial opinion, we can usually review case documents within two weeks if required to do so. Should a more rapid response be required, we will make every effort to make the necessary accomodations. Please indicate any time constraints in the initial phone conference. Should you wish to retain us, please send the case documents, a signed contract and the retainer to Draganich Consulting via courrier. The use of Federal Express is highly recommended. Please go to the Services page (link above right) for additional information regarding our services.

The links on the right side of this page provide definitions and case examples as well as the professional societies in which Dr. Draganich is a member. Dr. Draganich's curriculum vitae can be accessed via a link on the bottom of the About Us page (link above right) and downloaded in pdf format. The case examples pages provide summaries of actual cases that Dr. Draganich has consulted on and questions that he was asked to answer. We would be happy to provide more detail regarding these case examples or other cases for which we have provided our expert consulting services.

Dr. Draganich has been retained for injury cases occuring in motor vehicle accidents, elevator and manlift accidents, industrial accidents, construction accidents, railroad accidents, maritime accidents, slip, trip and fall accidents, sporting accidents and medical accidents. These accidents have included head injury, traumatic brain injury, whiplash injury, neck injury, spinal cord injury, shoulder injury, herniated disc injury, elbow injury, wrist injury, hand injury, back injury, hip injury, total hip replacement failure, knee injury, total knee replacement failure, leg injury, ankle injury, foot injury and amputee prosthetic devices.

Please phone us or email us to discuss your case.