The ankle consists of only one bone, the talus, surrounded and connected to a perfectly evolved collection of muscles, ligaments and tendons, which include the large Achilles tendon which collectively allow the foot to articulate powerfully and reliably from the bottom of the lower leg. It helps to bear great mechanical strains and when it fractures, especially if the fracture causes crushing, splintering, or impacting of the bone with collateral damage to nerves and blood vessels, the trauma can be acute and the prognosis unpromising.
Broken ankles – affecting your mobility
Anyone unlucky enough to break their ankle due to an accident which might not have been their fault will find that they lose their mobility at a stroke, they can’t drive, can’t walk properly or run, are unable to lift loads and if their employment relies on them being able to carry out any of those activities, they will find that they are unable to work and will have to cope with all the potential financial insecurity that that particular situation entails. The injured person might also find that they are unable to provide the necessary level of care to their dependants or discover to their dismay that their social support network is inadequate to the task of supplying them with the support they need. Whichever way you choose to look at it, a broken ankle is serious.
Different types of ankle fractures
The fracture itself can fall into any one of a dozen fracture categories. It can be relatively simple, requiring little more than immobilisation to heal or extremely serious, necessitating multiple surgical interventions and extensive follow up care and support if full functionality is never going to be restored. Even physical alterations to the victim’s living environment or retraining in a new area of employment might be stressful consequence. The costs of a coping with a serious fracture of the ankle and living with the after effects of the injury can be extensive, which makes it more of an imperative still to ensure that if another party was to blame for the accident that caused such an injury, that an action is brought for compensation as soon as possible following the accident. We have experienced injury solicitors who specialise in broken ankle claims and will ensure that all the adverse effects of the injury and all relevant case law is considered in the course of negotiating the claim.
Common causes of broken ankles
Broken ankles statistically most commonly result from impacts, slips, trips and falls, road traffic accidents and sporting activities and accidents at work. Should the diagnosis be incorrect or delayed or the treatment received result in a worsening of the injury rather than an improvement grounds might exist to make a clinical negligence claim. Again, our experienced legal professionals will be able to offer you the benefit of their expertise in this specialist area of personal injury.
Claims for compensation
There is a popular misconception anecdotally doing the rounds at the moment to the effect that to make a claim for compensation the accident needs to have taken place at work and in very particular circumstances. This is completely untrue. The accident can have occurred practically anywhere; in a shop, cinema, office, hospital, private house, public open space to name but a few possible locations. It is also possible to make a claim in almost all circumstances where there was a faultless victim and another party can be held responsible for the act or circumstances which resulted in the accident.
Considering a Broken Ankle Compensation Claim? Contact us now
If you’re thinking of making a compensation claim, make sure that you appoint a specialist accident claim solicitor to deal with all the legal and medical evidence and the claims procedure, leaving you to get on with your recovery.
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