Bone Fracture Claims

Fractures are either open or closed. If it is open, then this is where the bone breaks through the skin. In a closed fracture, the bone doesn’t penetrate the skin.

A spiral fracture is a fracture which occurs when a bone is broken by a twisting force where the break spirals around the bone. They often can occur when one part of the body, such as a leg, is in one fixed position whilst the rest of the body is in motion.

Spiral fractures are serious injuries and tend to require a combination of surgery and rehabilitation. 

This where the bone breaks or splinters into two or more fragments. This type of fracture often results where there has been a high impact/force to the bone. For example, being run over by a car or having your leg crushed by a fork lift truck.

A compression fracture is a fracture to the vertebrae (the spine). The vertebrae are stacked on top of one another to support your spine. A compression fracture can cause the vertebrae to collapse making them shorter in height.

This can cause serious and life-changing symptoms if the pieces of bone press on to your spinal cord or nerves in the surrounding area.

Compression fractures can occur in a traumatic accident. They can also commonly occur in accidents involving the elderly if they fall and in people who suffer from osteoporosis and have thinning and brittle bones.

Even if you have a previously diagnosed condition of osteoporosis before the accident, the law says that you have to take your victim as you find them.

It’s called the Egg Shell Skull rule, so this means that if you’re more vulnerable because you have broken bones due to a condition like osteoporosis and then you fall and suffer from fractures, the Defendant still has to compensate you for this.

The person who has caused your accident is not able to rely on the fact that you are frail, more sensitive or have a pre-existing weakness in the area you fracture to try and defend your claim. They have to take account of this weakness and compensate you.

A depressed fracture is a fracture to the skull which causes the skull bone to be pressed into the brain. They generally occur as a result of a force or trauma to the head, such as a fall from height, being assaulted/kicked, or being hit by a hammer or falling object such as a rock.

It’s a severe type of head injury and 11% of severe head injuries arise from a depressed fracture.

This is a type of injury which happens to children. It’s an injury to the growth plate area of a child’s bone. The growth plates tend to be a weak spot in children and can be injured by a fall, a collision or excessive pressure. 

Sometimes known as a Salter-Harris Fracture, it really is important it’s diagnosed as soon as possible so the right treatment can take place.

A greenstick fracture is a break to the bone of a child when their bones are soft, generally in children under 10. It occurs when the soft bone is bent and it cracks on one side only, not all the way through the bone.