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Orthopaedic and bone injury claims

Hip and knee replacements claims

With an aging population, ever more active in later life and with expectations that medical treatment will enable continued levels of activity, the prevalence of joint replacement surgery has increased significantly. Hip replacements and knee replacements are almost considered routine surgery but in reality remain major operations with potentially serious complications. Use of the wrong replacement joint (“prosthetic”), the wrong size prosthetic, a wrongly positioned prosthetic, the incidence of infection are all outcomes which may give rise to lifelong difficulties and potentially can result in a medical negligence claim.

Elective surgery for hip or knee replacements give rise to a series of potential problems but those problems may be far more complex where the surgery is an urgent necessity, following a fall. Ensuring that the surgeon is sufficiently experienced to deal with situation that the extent of the injury is fully understood and the condition of the bone is sufficient to withstand a replacement joint all need to be carefully considered.

Spine injury compensation

It is not only the more mature in our society who may suffer orthopaedic injury. Surgical errors in spinal surgery may occur in any age group and may have devastating consequences. Tetraplegia (the loss of use of all four limbs) or paraplegia can result from negligent treatment of the spine or indeed from a failure to treat spinal conditions. Compensation in such cases, where a surgical negligence claim can be established, is significant as the amount needed to provide long term care to a patient no longer able to care for themselves can run into millions of pounds in some cases.

Missed fracture claims

When a fracture occurs there is a narrow window of opportunity to diagnose and fix a bone injury to ensure proper healing. Missing this window can result in lifelong deformities and consequential financial losses.

We have pursued many successful missed fracture compensation claims where fractures have been missed on x-ray, or have not been properly treated and fixed.

Contact a medical negligence lawyer

If you need legal advice about making a compensation claim, call us now on 0800 316 8892 or contact us online.

Your key contacts

Kerry Fifield

Partner and Clinical Negligence Team Manager

Bristol
Kerry’s primary focus is the needs of the client and their family when pursuing a claim, taking into account that each client is an individual with specific requirements who needs to be supported in addition to the legal investigation.
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Marguarita Tyne

Head of Personal Injury & Medical Negligence

Bristol
Marguarita Tyne is a claimant clinical negligence solicitor who investigates and brings claims on behalf of patients who have been injured during the course of their medical treatment, acting mainly (but not exclusively) for brain injury claimants in high value and often complex litigation.
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