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Minnesota Broken Bone Injury Lawyers / Bone Fracture Attorneys
Our experienced personal injury lawyers can help after a broken bone injury
Broken bone injuries, including simple fractures, compound fractures, broken arms and broken legs, result when force applied to the bone is stronger than the bone itself. Healing is generally a long and gradual process during which the victim can’t move the broken body part. Even after a bone injury heals, victims—especially young children and older adults—may live with permanent debilitation.
If you’ve been the victim of an accident resulting in a broken bone injury, the personal injury attorneys at Sieben, Grose, Von Holtum & Carey can help.
Whatever the cause of your broken bone injury, you need protection
A broken bone injury often results from someone else’s carelessness, leaving the victim to deal with short- or long-term physical limitations, possible scarring, and potential emotional trauma. The personal injury attorneys at Sieben, Grose, Von Holtum & Carey will protect the rights of a broken bone injury victim after these and other types of accidents:
- Car accidents
- Spinal cord injuries
- Motorcycle accidents
- Pedestrian accidents
- Slip and fall accidents
- Child injuries
- Bicycle accidents
- Boating accidents
- Bus accidents
- Semi truck accidents
- Construction accidents
Treatment for a broken bone injury is your top priority
According to the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, a person may still be able to use a hand, foot or other body part even if it has a bone fracture. Anyone who suspects a broken arm, a broken leg or another broken bone injury should get a medical examination and x-rays right away to ensure proper treatment.
There are many different types of bone fractures. In a compound fracture, the fractured bone breaks through the surface of the skin, creating an open wound that puts a victim’s body at risk for infection. With a simple fracture, the fractured bone does not break through the skin.
A victim also can have a complete fracture or an incomplete fracture, depending on how the bone breaks. In a complete fracture, the bone breaks into two or more pieces. An incomplete fracture means the bone cracks, but the bone does not cleanly break all the way through.
Typically, a broken bone injury is immobilized in a cast or splint until the bone is healed. The length of time varies with the severity of the injury as well as the age and health of the person. Other times, surgery is required for a broken bone injury to reposition or realign bone fragments.
Torn or strained ligaments, often occurring in knees and ankles, may initially be mistaken as broken bone injuries. The knee’s posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) commonly gets injured by the sudden, direct impact of a car accident. Instead of pain, the injury causes knee “popping,” buckling and swelling.
Treatment of ligament injuries also vary with a person’s age, health and medical history as well as their tolerance for medications, procedures and therapies, and it may include muscle-strengthening exercises, protective braces or surgery.
Contact a broken bone injury lawyer right away
Seeking medical treatment right away is the top priority for the victim of a broken bone injury. If left untreated, bone fractures can cause serious problems, such as damage to blood vessels and nerves, infection of the bone (known as osteomyelitis) or surrounding tissue, or permanent impairment of mobility or range of motion.
A victim's next priority is protecting his or her rights. A personal injury attorney can help victims accurately track medical expenses and preserve evidence after bone injuries.
You deserve compensation for your broken bone injury
Broken bone injury victims may not be able to work and get paid. Some victims may need extensive medical care or rehabilitation for many years. Along the way, unpaid health care expenses may pile up.
Victims with medical expenses, emotional trauma, lost wages and other burdens deserve help from a personal injury law firm that will work hard and pursue a successful outcome for their case. Sieben, Grose, von Holtum & Carey can help.
Contact our Minnesota personal injury lawyers for help
Contact Sieben, Grose, Von Holtum and Carey 24 hours a day at 800-474-4487 (toll-free in MN) or 612-333-4500 for a free consultation. Our personal injury lawyers / attorneys will evaluate your personal injury case and help you get the justice you deserve.
If you’re in the hospital or at home recovering from a broken bone injury, let us come to you Our Minneapolis, MN personal injury attorneys also have conveniently located law offices ready to serve you in Duluth, Fairfax and Lakeville while our Twin Cities Law office serves the metropolitan Minneapolis / St. Paul Minnesota area.
