Amputation
An amputation of a limb or extremity is a traumatic event that will affect you and your loved ones for the rest of your life. If you or a loved one has been involved in a motorcycle accident or bicycle crash resulting in a traumatic amputation, or injuries requiring a surgical amputation, we can help you pursue justice after such a devastating injury.
Why You Need Legal Help After an Amputation
An accident resulting in the loss of a limb is referred to as a traumatic amputation. Sometimes, removal of a limb becomes medically necessary after an accident. This is referred to as a surgical amputation. Whether you have suffered a traumatic or surgical amputation, experienced legal representation can help hold accountable the negligent parties who caused the accident leading to your injuries.
These injuries often involve extensive medical treatment, surgeries, rehabilitation, prosthetics, and permanent changes to daily life. During this difficult time, you should be focused on your recovery and your family, not fighting with insurance companies trying to minimize the seriousness of what you have been through.
Traumatic Amputation
A traumatic amputation is one that occurs during an accident. It may be either a total or partial amputation. A total traumatic amputation occurs when a limb or extremity is ripped, torn, or cut off completely during an accident. A partial traumatic amputation occurs when a limb or extremity is partially ripped, torn, or cut off but remains attached by bone or tissue.
Both total and partial severing of a limb are horrifying, life-changing experiences. In addition to the immediate physical trauma, many victims face multiple surgeries, long periods of rehabilitation, chronic pain, emotional trauma, and major adjustments to everyday life. If you have suffered a traumatic amputation, the law provides legal remedies that can help you recover compensation for medical expenses and pursue justice against the persons responsible for your injuries.
Surgical Amputation
Surgical amputation is performed through surgery, usually because it is determined to be medically necessary after an accident in order to save your life. If an injured limb is so severely damaged that it cannot heal or be repaired, or if the limb becomes dangerously infected, a surgeon may need to remove the limb to prevent the spread of infection.
When body tissue cannot heal itself and dies, the affected area loses blood supply and the ability to fight infection. If the affected area is not removed, the infection can spread throughout the body and become life-threatening. In these situations, a doctor or surgeon may determine that removal of the affected area or limb is medically necessary.
For many families, learning that a loved one requires amputation surgery is emotionally overwhelming. The physical recovery is only part of the challenge. Victims are often forced to adapt to permanent changes affecting mobility, work, independence, and daily activities.
Call for Help
After an accident resulting in the loss of a limb, we fight aggressively to recover compensation for pain and suffering, lost wages, future loss of earning capacity, medical expenses, prosthetics, and the accompanying emotional and psychological trauma.
