Orthopedic Injury Lawyers In Salinas, Merced, Redondo Beach & Pleasant Hill
If you’ve recently suffered an orthopedic injury because of someone else’s careless of negligent behavior, a personal injury lawyer from the Braff Injury Law Practice can protect your rights to compensation for damages. By leveraging our many years of personal injury law and trial experience, we can help you navigate the legal process and get the compensation you’re entitled to. In so doing, you can focus on what’s most important – your full recovery.
What are Orthopedic Injuries?
The term “orthopedic injury” is a blanket term for a broad range of issues involving broken bones (fractures) and damage to key components of the musculoskeletal system including the following:
Dislocations
Joints
Ligaments
Meniscal tears
Muscles
Nerves
Rotator cuff tears
Tendons
As some of the most common orthopedic injuries that victims suffer, knee and shoulder injuries can have severe, long-term consequences that frequently require surgical procedures such as joint replacement or spinal fusion. This is why it’s so important to speak with an injury lawyer from the Braff Injury Law Practice as soon as possible.
Additional Considerations
At Braff Injury Law Practice, we know that injuries differ in every accident but the orthopedic injuries can be fatal at times. Even if you are suffering with broken bones and fractures, we know that it is painful and will take a long time to heal. A personal injury attorney that specializes in orthopedic injuries can help when you’ve suffered trauma to the following areas of the body:
- Foot and leg – slip or trip and fall accidents are the most common cause of orthopedic injuries to the feet and legs. These typically include broken bones, fractures, sprains, and torn ligaments.
- Back and neck – injuries to these areas of the body are commonly associated with work-related injuries. They may involve any combination of ligaments, muscles, nerves, the spinal column, and tendons. These injuries can be debilitating and in some cases are permanently disabling.
- Hand and wrist – certain accidents, heavy lifting, and repetitive use often cause injuries to the hands and wrists. These injuries typically involve damage to the muscles and tendons such as in carpal tunnel and tendonitis. However, they can be as serious as fractures or broken bones.
Anytime an orthopedic injury is serious enough to require surgery to correct or repair the damage, potential complications may arise and prolong the patient’s recovery. If you were hospitalized and the X-rays revealed no significant findings, the only way to know if you suffered an orthopedic injury is to see a specialist.
If you or a loved one has sustained an orthopedic injury in an accident, you could be entitled to significant compensation for damages as well as your pain and suffering. Don’t take chances trying to file a personal injury claim yourself. Call the Braff Injury Law Practice today at (888-239-1276) and speak with an experienced injury attorney.