Dr PA Olivier specialises in the orthopaedic assessment of clients/patients with trauma related conditions as well as general orthopaedic conditions.
He has practised as a general orthopaedic surgeon for more than 25 years. During this period, he also performed medical legal assessments in order to compile medicolegal reports.
The scope of his practice since 2014 has been exclusively focused on medicolegal assessment. Prior to 2014, Dr Olivier conducted both clinical orthopaedic and medicolegal assessments.
Services rendered include the following:
- Examination of patients in order to compile medicolegal reports.
- Studying of radiographs, clinical notes, etc. in order to give an opinion about an orthopaedic condition.
- Orthopaedic assessment of patients in order to determine the merits of possible medical negligence.
- Preparation of the joint minutes.
- Interpretation of the health-related reports, such as reports by occupational therapists, physiotherapists, etc.
- Applying the American Medical Association Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment in order to determine the whole person impairment (AMA Guides).
- Completion of RAF 4 forms.
- Assessment of children who suffered hypoxic brain injuries in order to determine the long-term sequelae.
- Preparation of opinions regarding pain and suffering, loss of amenities of life, disfigurement as well as future employability following orthopaedic trauma and related conditions.