I created this surgical illustration series on the oophoropexy, or ovarian transposition. This is a surgery in which a woman’s ovary is moved to a different part of her abdomen so that radiation can be safely performed. Later in her life, the surgeon may move the ovary back to its proper position, giving the woman a better chance to become pregnant.
A practical and simplified guide for submitting demonstrative evidence, such as a medical legal illustration, would be these simple 3 questions, as offered in the Gonzaga Law Review, March 1967: Does the illustration assist the jury in understanding the case? Does the illustration assist the witness in explaining the testimony? Is the illustration “substantially like” the thing sought to be illustrated?
