Fractures
Category RSS FeedAnkle Fracture Injuries
A broken ankle is a painful, often complex, and potentially disabling injury. It is essential to obtain expert medical care and if there is a potential legal claim for the injury, legal counsel familiar with the injury.
Ankle fractures can be caused in many ways, through impact, twisting, and crush injuries. We often see ankle fractures … Continue Reading
C1-C2 Fracture & Spinal Cord Injury
Among the worst injuries a person may suffer is a “broken neck,” a fracture in the cervical vertebra. It may result in irreversible paralysis or death.
The C1 and C2 vertebrae are the top two of seven vertebrae in the cervical spine. Depending upon their severity, these types of spinal cord injury are categorized as complete … Continue Reading
Foot drop due to traumatic injury
Foot drop injury is a common complication of nerve injuries in the back, hip or legs. Also called “drop foot,” it is a result of weakness or paralysis of the muscles involved in lifting the front part of the foot.
Foot drop injury can be a frightening development for a person who is accustomed to being very … Continue Reading
Low back fracture injuries
Low back fracture injuries often arise from high-energy events such as car and truck crashes. We have seen hundreds of them in decades of personal injury law practice.
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A fracture of a vertebra in the low back (lumbar) region causes back pain, often … Continue Reading
Femur fracture injuries
The femur (thigh bone), extending from the hip to the knee, is the strongest and longest
bone in the human body. Because it is so strong, in relatively young people it usually requires a great deal of kinetic force to break the femur shaft. That often happens in truck, car and motorcycle crashes. In older people … Continue Reading
Femur fracture injuries
Femur fracture injuries are serious, painful, and often cause some degree of permanent impairment. Your femur (thigh bone) is the longest, thickest, and biggest bone in your body. It takes a lot of force to break the femur. A femur fracture may involve a break, crack, or crush injury of the bone. Auto and truck … Continue Reading
