Fernandez

*772 SUMMARY

*198 Plaintiff Victoria Fernandez sued defendant Charles Alexander, an orthopedic surgeon, for medical malpractice in connection with his treatment of her fractured wrist. The substance of her claim was that defendant failed to recommend, encourage and perform surgery on plaintiff's wrist, instead ordering a cast, and this course of treatment increased the severity of the injury to plaintiff's wrist.

Defendant moved for summary judgment. The trial court found triable issues of material fact on the standard of care. But, because plaintiff's expert did not explain the basis for, or state any facts or reasons to support, his opinion that defendant's conduct caused plaintiff's injury, the trial court granted summary judgment.

We affirm the judgment.

*773 FACTS

1. Plaintiff's Fractured Wrist and Treatment

Plaintiff fell and fractured her left wrist on November 7, 2014. At an emergency room, an X-ray was taken and plaintiff's hand was placed in a splint cast. Plaintiff was referred to her primary physician, who in turn referred her to defendant.

Plaintiff's daughter accompanied her to see defendant on November 17, 2014. Defendant examined plaintiff's wrist and noted…