Orthopaedic Negligence Claims

Orthopaedic procedures (the medical term given to operations involving bones) commonly involve fractures and joint replacements. While the majority of operations are successful, orthopaedic medical negligence can have a long-term and debilitating impact on your life.

Whether you’ve suffered a faulty hip replacement or due to a broken bone that wasn’t spotted by hospital staff, our medical negligence solicitors could help you claim compensation on a No Win No Fee basis*. We’ve represented clients who have had:

Undiagnosed fractures
Negligent hip operations
Unnecessary surgery on a broken bone

We believe that you have every right to expect a certain standard of orthopaedic treatment. When this standard isn’t met, those responsible should be held to account.

Our support and rehabilitation team will look at your long and short term needs and make sure your compensation gives you access to the best care and support. Rehabilitation plays an important role in orthopaedic negligence claims – we’ll be there for you on your road to recovery.

For a free initial consultation about making an orthopaedic negligence claim, call us today on 0800 121 6567 or contact us online and we'll get back to you as soon as possible.

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What If My Broken Bone Wasn't Diagnosed?

We expect a certain level of care when we’ve suffered a traumatic injury like a broken bone. Sometimes this standard isn’t met when a doctor, nurse or consultant misdiagnoses (or fails to diagnose) a broken bone, perhaps by failing to…

… refer you for an x-ray or by misreading an x-ray.

Fractures can often be misdiagnosed as sprains or soft tissue injuries. A late diagnosis can lead to:

A displaced fracture (where the pieces of the bone aren’t aligned properly)
Additional time off work
Avascular necrosis
Longer healing time
The need for a more complex surgical procedure that could’ve been avoided
Unnecessary scars

We’ll make sure that your compensation fully reflects the impact of your injury, whether this means paying for specialist rehabilitation treatment or recovering your lost earnings.

What Constitutes Negligent Orthopaedic Treatment?

Most orthopaedic procedures are successful, but when they go wrong they can have serious consequences for a patient’s mobility, independence and quality of life. Our medical negligence solicitors have first-hand experience of the different types of negligent orthopaedic treatment.

We’ve represented clients in cases where there was a failure to:

Treat a broken bone
Align the broken bone properly, resulting in a displaced fracture
Refer a patient to a specialist

Other examples of negligent orthopaedic treatment include:

Hip replacements which lead to a foot drop
Unnecessary surgery for a broken bone that could have been treated with a plaster cast

If you’ve suffered because of orthopaedic negligence, you can rest assured that our lawyers have the tenacity to make sure you receive the compensation and rehabilitation you deserve.

What Kind Of Hip Replacement Claims Do You Handle?

We have a dedicated team of medical product liability lawyers who specialise in hip replacement claims. We understand the impact that negligent hip replacements can have on your life, with common issues including:

Numbness in the leg
Swelling
Difficulty walking
Soft tissue and bone damage
Pseudotumours around the hip
A foot drop

We’re currently representing clients with faulty metal-on-metal replacements including DePuy ASR hip replacements.

If you’re unhappy with your hip replacement, please get in touch with our legal experts on 0800 121 6567 or contact us online.

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