Associate Personal Injury Solicitor, Serious Injuries
If you’re claiming compensation for a fracture injury your Personal Injury Solicitor will investigate what happened to you, so we can determine if it was caused by someone else’s negligence. This investigation will include:
If the party responsible for the accident admits their fault early on, their insurance company will often fund rehabilitation to aid your recovery. It benefits all parties for the injury to heal as soon as possible and for the injured person to be well enough to get back to work.
If no admissions of fault are made about the accident, we may need to start Court proceedings, which will involve a timetable being set for the exchange of evidence. Eventually, if the parties can’t agree who was at fault for the accident, a Judge will decide. However, most personal injury claims don’t get this far, and we’re usually able to settle cases without having to go to Court.
Get in touch with our Personal Injury Solicitors for a free claims assessment, and we’ll be happy to discuss your situation and answer any questions you may have. We can also speak about possible funding options, such as No Win, No Fee.
We're rated‘Excellent’As part of your claim, we need to work out exactly how severe your fracture is and how it has impacted your life. This is really important because we want to claim for the right amount of compensation and help you get any care, support and rehabilitation you may need.
To do this, we’ll arrange for you to be assessed by an independent orthopaedic consultant surgeon, who’ll write a report detailing your condition and advising on any treatments or rehabilitation that could benefit you.
If you’ve suffered any other injuries, including psychiatric injuries, we’ll obtain reports from experts in those fields too.
If there haven’t been any admissions of fault, you can take your medical reports to your GP to ask for any treatment recommendations to be organised through the NHS.
Most personal injury claims are split into General Damages and Special Damages.
General Damages are designed to compensate for the pain, suffering and loss of amenity caused by an accident, and are determined by the Judicial College Guidelines.
The amount you can claim for a fracture depends on how severe it is. A simple Colles fracture of the wrist would attract an award of around £6,970, while you could possibly be awarded between £26,000 and £36,000 for a complex fracture to the leg which results in permanent discomfort or immobility.
We should stress though that these are just guidelines, so any amount you receive for an injury will depend on your specific circumstances.
Special Damages, meanwhile, cover the direct losses that arise from an injury, such as:
The financial consequences of a fracture injury will be different for each person, so Special Damages must be carefully calculated and evidenced.
Many people will suffer a fracture (a broken or cracked bone) at some point in their lives. Usually the pain and inconvenience are short-lived, but sometimes the effects can be more serious and have a long-lasting impact.
As well as straightforward simple fractures, people can also sustain displaced, compound, spiral, comminuted, stress and multiple fractures, which can leave you incapacitated for much longer.
How long a fracture injury can take to heal depends on several factors, including:
A simple fracture can heal within 3-6 months, but other fractures may take a lot longer or even result in permanent problems with pain and mobility.
A fracture injury can also mean you need an extended period of time off work and you may not receive full pay during this time. You may also require rehabilitation such as physiotherapy and be unable to enjoy hobbies or regular sports for a long period of time.
That’s why it’s so important to find out if you can claim compensation for a fracture injury if the accident wasn’t your fault.
Our Personal Injury Solicitors have helped many people with bone fracture claims after sustaining fractures in circumstances such as road traffic accidents, accidents at work and trips and slips in public places. Call us for a free claims assessment, so we can talk with you about your accident, how it’s affected your life and how we can help you.
Yes. If you have long-term care needs as a result of your spinal cord injuries, such as counselling, medical treatment and ongoing therapy, we’ll include the cost of these as we value your spinal injury claim for compensation.
The amount of compensation you receive for a spinal cord injury will depend on the type of injury you’ve sustained and its severity. For example, spinal cord compression, impairment and permanent disability are taken into account.
Helping you claim compensation for a spinal cord injury isn’t our only priority. We also want to help you rebuild your life and to live as independently as possible after being injured.
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