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Orthopaedic Surgery Claims

If handled incorrectly, orthopaedic injuries and treatments can have a drastic impact on your life, family and career.

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What is an orthopaedic injury?

Orthopaedic injuries result from damage to your body’s bones, joints, muscles, ligaments, tendons, soft tissues, or nerves. They can range from simple dislocations and fractures right through to severe ligament tears and chronic back pain.

Orthopaedic injuries can affect any part of your body, from your shoulders and arms to your hips, knees, and feet. They can make the day-to-day tasks you take for granted difficult or impossible.

To treat them, you might need a range of medical treatments, from painkillers and anti-inflammatory drugs to physiotherapy and even surgery.

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What are the common causes of orthopaedic surgery claims?

Sometimes, when people experience an accident that leads to an orthopaedic injury, it’s because of negligence on someone else’s part. Common causes of orthopaedic injuries include:

Workplace accidents: Many of our clients suffer an orthopaedic injury at work due to heavy lifting, operating dangerous equipment or performing the same action repeatedly. Common workplace orthopaedic injuries include compression fractures, carpal tunnel syndrome, and distal radius fractures.

Road traffic accidents: A significant cause of orthopaedic injuries resulting from collisions involving cars, vans, buses, and lorries. Vulnerable road users like motorcycles, bicycles, and pedestrians often suffer the most severe orthopaedic damage. Orthopaedic injuries from road traffic accidents include labral tears (dislocated shoulders), broken bones, and sprained ankles.

Slips, trips, and falls: They can cause fractures, sprains, dislocations, and other serious injuries and often happen outdoors and within business premises like retail or leisure establishments. Injuries related to slips, trips, and falls include rotator cuff tears and stress fractures.

Sports and recreational activities: High-impact sports or activities can result in acute or chronic orthopaedic injuries. If an injury was caused by inadequate safety measures or equipment or a fitness trainer causes a client to overexert, this can lead to a claim for compensation. Orthopaedic sporting injuries include anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears and tennis elbow.

Medical negligence: Sometimes, the treatment we get from doctors and surgeons to treat an orthopaedic injury may worsen the problem. Medical negligence related to orthopaedic surgery may bring on mobility issues, blood clotting, nerve damage, amputation, or worse.

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What are the symptoms of orthopaedic injuries?

The symptoms you experience as a result of an accident that caused orthopaedic injury vary depending on its location, type, and severity.

One symptom common to nearly all orthopaedic injuries is persistent pain in the affected area. This might be a dull ache or a sharp, intense pain. If you feel numbness or tingling, this is a sign that you’ve suffered nerve damage.

The bruising and swelling you experience after your injury can severely affect your flexibility and mobility. You might have trouble bending your knees or a general stiffness that makes movement difficult. Sometimes, you might not be able to move the injured part of your body.

In accidents that lead to a dislocation or fracture, the affected limb or joint may look out of place or unnaturally bent.

Over time, your symptoms change. Many people begin to feel better, meaning that their body is healing. Alternatively, your symptoms get worse over time. If so, you need to see a medical professional immediately

Why choose Fletchers?

We know you want to move on from your accident or injury. We also know that receiving compensation is, for our clients, an essential part of the process of rebuilding your life.

That’s what motivates the serious injuries team at Fletchers.

Our solicitors have 400 years of experience in medical negligence law. When building your case, we consult with the best team of external medical consultants. Our legal expertise and medical insights give you the best chance at securing the compensation you deserve.

We have secured compensation and justice for clients with a wide variety of orthopaedic personal injuries, including:

  • Hand injuries
  • Scaphoid fractures
  • Distal radius fractures
  • Carpal tunnel syndrome
  • Hip or joint replacement
  • Development of dysplasia of the hip 

Fletchers understands the devastating impact that negligence can have on you and your family. Our solicitors will help you secure the compensation and treatment you deserve so you can move on from your accident or injury.

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Partner and Senior Serious Injury Solicitor

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Partner and Senior Serious Injury Solicitor

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Orthopaedic Surgery Claims – Frequently Asked Questions

What are orthopaedic surgery claims?

An orthopaedic injury is an injury to your body’s bones, joints, muscles, ligaments, tendons, soft tissues, or nerves. If you have sustained a severe orthopaedic injury that wasn’t your fault, you may be able to claim compensation for it.

What are the symptoms of orthopaedic injuries?

Orthopaedic injuries affect the musculoskeletal system and cause many symptoms that affect your daily life. As soon as you notice any symptoms, you should see the doctor immediately so they can diagnose and treat you. Common orthopaedic injury symptoms include:

  • Pain: This is often the first pain you feel after sustaining an injury. You may experience dull, background pain, but sometimes the pain can be sharp and severe. You may find the pain gets worse if you move or put pressure on the part of your body where you were injured.
  • Swelling and bruising: You may experience swelling and bruising where you sustained your injury. That part of your body may also appear red and feel warm.
  • Reduced or lack of mobility: You may find it difficult to move the injured limb or joint. Sometimes, you may not be able to move it.
  • Visible deformity: Sometimes, a fracture or a dislocation can make the injured part of your body look out of place or misaligned.
  • Trouble standing up: When you try to get up on two feet, your pain level might be severe. 

How are orthopaedic injuries treated?

The treatment you receive depends on the injury and its severity. The goal of any medical treatment plan doctors recommend is to manage your pain, prevent further issues from developing and restore function to the injured part of your body. Doctors and other health professionals may offer you a variety of approaches, including:

  • Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation (RICE): This is also a standard first-aid treatment that can minimise swelling and bruising and make the pain you’re feeling less severe. 
  • Physiotherapy: A physiotherapist will provide exercises designed to help you regain the flexibility, mobility and strength around where you were injured. 
  • Immobilisation: In more severe cases where you’ve broken a bone or pulled a ligament, you may be prescribed a cast, splint or brace to keep the injured part of your body still
  • Surgery: For more severe and complex injuries where more significant intervention than immobilisation is needed, your doctor may recommend surgery to repair any broken bones, damaged joints, and torn ligaments. 
  • Pain management: The pain from your injury may last for a while, even when undergoing other treatments. You can use over-the-counter or prescription medications to ease it.
  • Rehabilitation: If you have impaired physical function, rehabilitation can restore it. You might be offered more rehabilitation after you’ve undergone surgery. 
     

Can I make an orthopaedic surgery claim

If someone else was the cause of your orthopaedic injury, you can claim compensation for it. How much you receive will depend on the severity of your injuries. More traumatic injuries which have a more significant negative impact on your life will lead to greater compensation settlements. As well as claiming for the pain and suffering of your injury, you can claim additional compensation for loss of earnings and medical expenses not covered by the NHS.

How much time do I have to claim?

There is a statutory time limit of three years after your accident in which you can make a claim. A judge may extend that depending on the nature and severity of your injury and its circumstances, but there is no guarantee that they will.

How much does it cost to make an orthopaedic surgery claim?

With Fletchers, we operate on a no-win, no-fee basis. Sometimes called a “conditional fee arrangement”, you won’t pay us anything if we do not secure compensation for your injury. Depending on your circumstances, you may need to pay after-the-event (ATE) insurance before we progress with your case. If we are successful, we will charge 25%, including VAT, of your final compensation settlement amount.

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