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Bone fractures are often painful and debilitating injuries that can have a negative impact on a person’s ability to live a normal life. Rehabilitation can be a long and expensive process that is frustrating and overwhelming. If you or a loved one suffered fractures in a recent personal injury accident, call our Joseph, Hollander & Craft Lawrence broken bone lawyers.

Common Causes of Fracture Injuries

A bone fracture can arise from many causes, but a bone typically does not break unless there is a considerable amount of force exerted upon it. Some common causes of bone fractures are:

• Car accidents
• Truck accidents
• Motorcycle accidents
• Bicycle accidents
• Pedestrian accidents
• Boating accidents
• Slip-and-fall accidents
• Dog bites

Broken bones may be one of many injuries that results from these circumstances. JHC’s Lawrence bone fracture attorneys handle cases arising out of all of these circumstances and know how to recover compensation for broken bones as well as other injuries that occur.

Categories of Bone Fractures

As you would expect, bone fractures can differ in severity and intensity. Some types of fractures require surgical intervention and take longer to heal than others. More severe fractures typically require extensive rehabilitation. The main categories of fractures include:

• Simple fracture: The broken bone does not break through the skin and usually involves only a single break in the bone. These types of fractures are commonly known as “closed” fractures, since the skin remains intact.
• Compound fracture: A compound fracture occurs when the bone does break through the skin. Such breaks are severe and usually present a medical emergency. There is a higher risk of infection with a compound fracture, including sepsis and infection in the bone—both of which have the potential to be fatal. Compound fractures are also referred to as “open” fractures.
• Displaced fracture: When a bone breaks into multiple pieces that shift away from one another, it is called a displaced fracture.
• Non-displaced fracture: When a bone is broken into several pieces but the bone fragments remain in place, it is a non-displaced fracture. These types of bone breaks are easier to repair.
• Comminuted fracture: This is a fracture that involves multiple small fragments of bone.
• Hairline fracture: A hairline fracture is a thin break in the bone that does not split the bone into two or more pieces is considered hairline fracture.
• Impacted fracture: Impacted fractures happen when one piece of the broken bone is forced into another.
• Spiral fracture: In this type of fracture, a spiral shape to the break is formed by some portion of the bone being twisted,
• Oblique fracture: If the break in the bone has a sloped or curving shape, it is an oblique fracture.

JHC’s Lawrence broken bone injury attorneys are familiar with all types of bone fractures. They can help you assess the value of your claim based on the nature of your fracture and the treatment required to repair it.

Recovering Compensation for Your Fractured Bone Injuries

A bone fracture is a major injury that can cost a considerable amount to treat and cause other financial difficulties. Common costs and expenses after bone fracture injury include:

• Medical expenses: The full costs of treatment for a broken bone can run high, even when the victim has health insurance. Some types of medical expenses include emergency medical transport, hospital bills, doctor bills, surgery expenses, and physical therapy. A Lawrence bone fracture attorney can help collect the full amount owed after a fracture injury.
• Lost wages or earning capacity: Some fractures can be so severe that the victim is forced to miss work after the injury for medical treatment, rehabilitation and loss of function. If you relied on using your body for work, a broken bone can permanently affect your capacity to work for a living. Victims can seek past and future lost pay through a legal claim.

 Victims of a traumatic accident that caused a broken bone may also have a right to seek compensation for the pain and suffering they endured.

Contact the Lawrence Broken Bone Injury Attorneys at JHC

An initial consultation with JHC’s Lawrence, Kansas, broken bone attorneys is free, and we do not collect attorneys’ fees unless we recover compensation for you. Contact us today to see how we may be able to help with your case.

FAQs

What are some conditions that can result from a broken bone injury?

Not only are fractured bones an incredibly painful injury, but their full magnitude can be long lasting and result in long-term conditions such as arthritis, tendinitis, and chondromalacia. Bones are the structure that supports the entire body and an injury such as a broken bone will likely affect almost every area of your life.

Broken bone injuries are expensive to treat and can have a detrimental impact on your ability to work and live your daily life as you used to. If your injury was due to another’s negligence, then you may be entitled to pursue compensation.

How can JHC’s Lawrence broken bone lawyers help me?

The Lawrence broken bone lawyers at JHC represent clients throughout Kansas. Our skilled attorneys will begin by interviewing witnesses; collecting medical records, medical expenses and documentation for projected future expenses; establishing liability of the at-fault party; obtaining evidence of lost wages; and consulting with experts including accident reconstructionists if warranted. Our attorneys will handle all communication with the insurance company. You focus on getting better while we focus on getting the money you are due.

How much does it cost to hire Lawrence broken bone lawyers?

Injured victims often have concerns about the affordability of legal representation. However, the Lawrence broken bone lawyers at JHC work on a contingency fee basis, which means you do not pay attorneys’ fees until we recover compensation for you. We will take an agreed-upon percentage of your final recovery. The attorneys’ fee you pay will come out of any money awarded to you, so it is not necessary to stress about working the fees into your budget.