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Knee Injury Claims
If you have suffered a knee injury as the result of an accident caused by someone else’s negligence, our specialist personal injury lawyers may be able to assist you in making a compensation claim.
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Knee Injuries
Symptoms of a Knee Injury
Knee Injury Treatment
Making a Knee Injury Claim
Knee Injury Compensation
Expert Personal Injury Lawyers
Successful Knee Injury Cases
Knee Injuries
There are various types of knee injury, some minor and some more serious. Each has different symptoms and requires specific treatment in order to heal. Some of the more common knee injuries are:
• Knee Fracture
• Dislocated Knee
• Injured Knee Cartilage
• Sprained Knee
• Knee Ligament Injury
• Knee Tendon Injury
• Knee Muscle Injury
• Knee Lacerations
• Bursitis of the Knee Joint
• Knee Bruising
• Crush Injuries
Knee injuries are generally caused by twisting and stretching motions (which can occur in some sports accidents), direct blows (for example impact with the dashboard in a car accident), concussion / jarring (which can occur if a person falls onto their knee), landing awkwardly onto the feet, or excessive strain (say, if a person lifts something too heavy and there is a manual handling accident).
Symptoms of a Knee Injury
The symptoms you may experience after a knee injury will depend upon the type of injury sustained. They might include:
• A popping or snapping sound at the time of the injury
• Locking
• Grinding
• Stiffness
• Difficulty weight bearing
• Kneecap out of position
• Knee giving way
• Pain
• Swelling
• Inflammation
• Tender Spots
• Instability
• Weakness
• Bruising and discolouration
• Open wounds / bleeding
If the pain is severe, there is excessive bleeding, difficulty moving or any obvious deformity, you should seek medical attention as a matter of urgency.
Knee Injury Treatment
For minor or moderate knee injuries, your doctor will often recommend that you follow ‘RICE’ treatment, which refers to rest, ice, compression and elevation. Painkillers or anti-inflammatory tablets may also be prescribed to ease the symptoms and reduce swelling. Wounds might need to be dressed or stitched and antibiotics are sometimes necessary to prevent or treat infection.
Injuries causing persistent pain or weakness will often benefit from physiotherapy treatment, which can help to strengthen the injured knee and regain the full range of motion.
For a more severe injury, it may be necessary to wear a plaster cast, splint or brace to immobilise the joint for an initial period, often accompanied by the use of crutches to aid mobility and keep weight off the joint completely. It may be that the damage to the knee is such that surgical intervention is required or, for very serious injuries, even amputation.
Even after a knee injury has healed, there can be long term implications. For example, there is a greater risk of a person developing arthritis in the knee joint if it has been fractured in the past.
Some knee injuries will never fully recover and the affected person may be left permanently disabled.
Making a Knee Injury Claim
If you suffer a knee injury and you believe that your accident was caused by the negligent actions of someone else, or their failure to act, you may be considering making a personal injury claim. The first steps to take are to obtain medical advice about your injury and to record as much information as you can about the accident (for example witness details, the time and date of the incident and so on).
You should seek the advice of a specialist injury lawyer at the earliest opportunity. They will advise first of all whether your case has good prospects of success and, if so, how best to pursue it. Your lawyer will collate all of the necessary evidence and calculate your losses and handle the claim on your behalf.
In any personal injury claim it is necessary to show that the person you are making a claim against owed you a duty of care, failed in that duty of care (were negligent), and that the injury you sustained was a reasonably foreseeable consequence of that negligence. They may also be liable if they breached a statutory regulation.
Who you claim against will depend upon the type of accident you were involved in. It may be, for example, another driver in a road accident, your employer if you suffered an injury at work, the owner or occupier of a commercial premises if you were involved in an accident in a public place, or a local authority for a trip on a defective pavement.
Some people will be unable to work whilst recovering from a knee injury, either because of the nature of their job or the severity of the injury. Carrying out their regular duties, such as looking after their children and home can also be a problem. This can result in a loss of earnings, costs for care and assistance they may require and transport costs if the knee injury renders them unable to drive. Making an injury compensation claim can be very helpful under these circumstances, to ensure that the accident does not result in unnecessary financial difficulties.
Knee Injury Compensation
There are two elements to a knee injury compensation award. The first, called general damages, is for the pain and suffering you have gone through and any loss of amenity (perhaps an inability to continue with hobbies, walk the dog or drive). The award for loss of amenity can be for a short period after an accident or forever if that is what the medical evidence supports.
The second element of a compensation award, for your losses and expenses, is known as special damages and aims to put you back in a position financially as if the accident had never occurred. This may include an amount for loss of earnings, costs of treatment and so on. It is important to keep receipts for any expenditure you have related to your knee injury so that these can be reclaimed.
In serious cases, where a person may no longer be able to continue their employment, this can be taken into account. Costs for care, equipment, transport and housing modifications can also be factored into the calculations.
If the person is still able to work but not in the same role as before, particularly if they held a public service role such as a doctor, firefighter or police officer, an extra amount may be awarded for loss of ‘congenial employment’. These awards are made in recognition that some jobs provide greater rewards than monetary benefits alone, such as the satisfaction gained from providing a service to the public. A court can also make a financial award to recognise that an injured worker's prospects on the open labour market may be limited.
Expert Personal Injury Lawyers
At The Legal Line, our personal injury lawyers have many years of experience in recovering compensation for the victims of accidents, including those involving knee injuries.
We will always work hard to ensure the best possible outcome of your injury claim in the shortest time and at no cost to you.
Successful Knee Injury Cases
Our lawyers have handled thousands of personal injury claims on behalf of the innocent victims of accidents. Examples of some cases where our clients received compensation for knee injuries can be found by following the links below, or visiting our personal injury news and success stories sections:
£4,000 Compensation for Pedestrian Knocked Down on Zebra Crossing
Personal Injury Claim for Woman Injured by Defective Seat in Theatre
Bus Passenger Suffers Personal Injury Due to Driver Error
Cyclist Injured in Road Accident Receives Compensation
Claim for Injury Caused by Workplace Hazard
Road Accident Passenger Receives Injury Compensation
Faulty Equipment on Train Causes Personal Injury
Trip at Work Results in Knee Injury
Firefighter Suffers Personal Injury in Avoidable Accident at Work
Hospital Employee Suffers Trip at Work on Door Stop
Electrician Injured at Work Receives Compensation
Airline Employee Receives Knee Injury Compensation
Knee Injury Caused by Fall From Defective Truck Step
Wet Floor on Stairs Causes Serious Fall at Work
Tripping Hazard in Workplace Results in Serious Knee Injury
Injury Claim for Pedestrian Hit by Van in Car Park
Restaurant Employee Injured at Work by Leaking Fridge
Spilt Oil Causes Workplace Slipping Accident
Woman Receives Injury Compensation for Accident in Lift
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