Orthopaedic Injury Claims

Missed Fractures

Sometimes fractures can be missed by doctors. This may be because they carry out inadequate examinations or fractures are missed on x-rays. Sometimes mistakes are made by inexperienced doctors in Accident and Emergency. Russell Jones and Walker have successfully handled cases where:

• A fractured hip was left undiagnosed for 2 weeks;
• Fractured vertebrae were not diagnosed because x-rays were not done;
• A fractured scaphoid was missed because the right x-rays were not done;
• A fractured talus was missed although it was clearly visible on x-rays;
• Doctors failed to diagnose a fractured patella (knee cap) because they did not arrange x-rays.

Errors in Surgery

Other problems arise when surgery is done inadequately. Recent successful cases include:

• Hip replacement claims where the wrong component was used or the component incorrectly fitted;
• Knee replacement claims where the prosthesis was fitted wrongly;
• Ligament reconstructions operations where grafts were wrongly placed.
• Bunion surgery and operations to straighten toes being done badly.

Speak to one of our expert Orthopaedic Injury Claims Solicitors

Please call 0800 916 9049, email enquiries@rjw.co.uk or use the short online enquiry form and we will contact you.

With offices in London, Manchester, Birmingham, Sheffield, Cardiff and Edinburgh RJW can offer immediate and accessible representation anywhere in the UK. 

We can advise you on the process for bringing an orthopaedic injury claim, what your funding options are and any time constraints that you need to bear in mind when bringing a claim.