WRIST INJURY COMPENSATION CLAIMS

If you have suffered an injury to your wrist as a result of an accident that was not your fault within the last 3 years or it was associated with your past or present employment then contact LPS today for your wrist injury claim.

LPS has dedicated solicitors that have helped thousands of people successfully claim wrist injury compensation. We aim to the maximum amount of compensation available for your claim using our No Win No Fee claims process.

Wrist injuries usually cause a sprain or strain to a muscle or tendon in the wrist. They can also be broken and fractured and are usually caused by accidents from slips, trip and falls where the outstretched arms bear the brunt of the impact. Receiving a severe direct strike to the wrist or unnaturally twisting or rotating the joint can also result in breakages and fractures.

Accidents that can cause wrist injuries

• Road traffic accidents such as car crashes and motorbike collisions
• Slipping and/or tripping accidents
• Accidents in the workplace including heavy objects falling or chemicals
• Physical assault
• Sporting accidents and collisions

Wrist injuries can include fractured wrists, sprained wrists, dislocation, torn ligaments, tendon damage and repetitive wrist injuries

Types of wrist injuries

Wrist breakages and fractures usually involve some form of trauma to the ulna and the radius-the two main bones in the human forearm. The two different types of fracturing that can occur to the ulna and radius are colles and scaphoid fractures. Colles fractures are by far the most common fractures involving the wrist and tend to mainly affect older people. These fractures happen when the break is located across the end of the radius bone and can be either displaced where the ends of the broken bones are separated or non-displaced where they remain in one piece.

Scaphoid fractures are suffered mainly by younger people and involve a breakage in one of the carpal bones between the wrist and thumb. The initial break can be very small meaning that these types of fracture can initially be very difficult to detect although the gap does tend to grow with time. This doesn’t always happen however and there have been cases of scaphoid fractures going unnoticed for years at a time. Whiplash claims can usually be made for any fractured wrist injury where any of the bones in the wrist have been damaged as a result an accident that wasn’t the fault of the victim.

Common wrist injuries & diseases

• Gout
• Pseudogout
• Tendinitis
• Arthritis
• Sprained Wrist
• Strained Wrist
• Fractured Wrist
• Broken Wrist
• De Quervain’s Tendinitis
• Distal Radius Fracture
• Colles Fracture
• Ganglion Cyst of the Wrist
• Golf Injury
• Kienbocks Disease
• Scaphoid Fracture
• Ulnar Tunnel Syndrome

Symptoms

After a wrist breakage or fracture, the victim will usually experience swelling, discolouration, bruising and tenderness around the wrist joint which has the temporary effect of severely limiting the mobility of the wrist. The more long-term effects of breaking or fracturing the wrist include deformity and an increased chance of future dislocation and flexibility problems. Tendonitis or inflammation of the tendons, arthritis and carpal tunnel syndrome resulting from damage to the nerves can also develop in future as a result of breaking or fracturing the wrist. All joints in the body are at risk of being adversely affected following injuries to them but the joints in the wrist are particularly valuable due to the importance of the hands in the maintenance of independence and the ability to carry out normal everyday tasks and working duties.

What to do now?

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