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Learn More >>Leg Injuries
Leg injuries can include fractures, strains, sprains, dislocations, and at the extreme end, amputations.
The human leg consists of a tibia, fibula and femur. Damage to any of these bones can cause a leg injury. These injuries typically occur in auto accidents, industrial accidents, or as a result of falls in the workplace.
Claiming damages in a leg injury can be complicated because, very often, these injuries include damages to other parts of the body. Leg injuries are often accompanied by knee and foot injuries. A worker suffering from leg injuries is likely to have to stay off his feet for several weeks while the injury heals. Even after the injury heals, he may be advised to avoid pressure on the leg for a few weeks, or use crutches to get around.
The most common leg injuries are fractures. There can be several types of fractures:
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Open fractures
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Closed fractures
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Proximal fractures
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Transfer structures
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Distal fractures
Besides fractures, a person may suffer from strains, sprains, dislocations and injuries to joints and ligaments.
Amputations
Amputations are the most serious of all leg injuries. There can be two ways a worker or an accident victim can have his leg amputated. The first kind is a natural amputation, where the leg is simply severed from the body in an industrial accident. Workers in certain industries, like the logging industry are at a higher risk of suffering such amputations.
The other kind of amputation is when a person suffers a serious crushing injury that leaves his muscles, bones and nerves severely damaged. In such cases, the only choice is to surgically amputate the leg.
The personal injury lawyers at Schechter McElwee Shaffer and Harris represent persons who have suffered serious leg injuries in auto accidents, or as a result of industrial accidents. If you have suffered a series or debilitating leg injury, contact a personal injury lawyer at our firm for a free evaluation of your case.
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