Orthopaedic injuries can occur following accidents or for example as a result of disease or simply getting older. Unnecessary complications can arise when these injuries are not quickly diagnosed or when treatment falls below the required standards of care.

In cases such as these, our Medical Negligence Solicitors that specialise in orthopaedic injury claims will be able to help you make a claim for compensation.

Our Client Promise

Our specialist lawyers will be able to advise you on whether you have a good chance of claiming compensation, as well as assessing your claim’s value. All of our initial consultation work is free and the vast majority of claims go on to be funded by a conditional fee agreement (also known as “no win, no fee”).

We pride ourselves on our customer service. As part of our customer promise, we will seek to obtain an early settlement for you. We also aim to ensure that you get all the rehabilitation support that you need.

Common Orthopaedic Injury Claims

Claims often arise as a result of: –

• Missed Fractures – This may occur as a result of failure to undertake an x-ray or perhaps a failure to interpret an x-ray correctly.

• Failure to diagnose – For instance a condition of the bone called osteomyelitis.

• Negligent hip or knee replacement surgery – Was this undertaken by a specialist orthopaedic surgeon who had undertaken such operations before and was experienced?  Were the right components used and were they fitted correctly?  Was replacement surgery appropriate and will it require revision in the future? Mistakes in this surgery can lead to a severe loss of function and a discrepancy in leg length requiring modified footwear to compensate.

• Increased risk of infection – Was this correctly assessed and was the correct medication (such a prophylactic antibiotic cover) used at the correct times?

Starting your Medical Negligence claim

When you contact us we will seek to understand the nature of the injury you have experienced and establish whether you received negligent care.

Once we have established the facts, we will be able to provide you with some initial advice. Our dedicated team of solicitors will also talk you through the claim process so you can make an informed decision about whether to progress your claim.

Call our expert Medical Negligence Solicitors now on 0844 800 9860 for a free consultation or contact us online.