Maison Law represents victims left with leg injuries after a Visalia or Tulare County car accident. We stand by our clients through a difficult recovery and ensure they receive the support they need now and in the years ahead. Victims should contact us for a free, no-obligation consultation. It’s a no-risk opportunity to find out what your let injury may be worth and how to hold an at-fault party fully responsible.
Leg Fracture Dangers in Visalia Car Crashes
Car accidents carry the perfect amount of force to break bones. Even the biggest and strongest bone in the body, the femur in the upper leg, is vulnerable. The speeds reached on busy roads like Highway 99 and Goshen Avenue only raise the likelihood of leg bones suffering fractures in collisions.
Knees can ram into car dashboards or into the backs of seats to take major damage. In head-on collisions, the legs are often jammed into the floorboards to cause tendon damage and the risk of hairline fractures.
Injuries can limit the mobility of victims, causing them to take longer to heal because they can’t get out of a hospital bed without help.
Victims will need full support to pay for the medical care needed immediately after a crash, and in the aftermath. That treatment that comes later can include surgeries. Physical therapy could be necessary to strengthen the injured leg and help victims relearn how to walk normally.
Careless drivers should be responsible for all of these hardships and more, but their car insurance providers often get them out of taking full liability, leaving victims without what they need to fully recover. A skilled lawyer is a shield for victims and makes sure they earn everything they need to restore their lives to the way they lived before their accidents.
Leg Injuries for Car Accident Victims
Car Accident victims with broken legs may end up at Kaweah Health Emergency Room, facing several nights in the hospital, surgery, and months of difficult rehabilitation.
So much of our lives go on hold when we have a serious leg fracture. These are just a few of the bones that can suffer damage in the collision:
- Femur — The upper leg is home to the femur bone, the strongest bone in your body. The force of a car accident is one of the few things that can break a femur. When car accident victims have a broken hip, it means they’ve fractured the upper part of their femur, where it connects to the pelvic bone.
- Tibia – This is the shinbone. It’s the bigger bone in the lower leg that supports the weight.
- Fibula – The skinner bone in the calf, running along the tibia on the outside of the leg. The lower parts of the tibia and fibula form the ankle.
- Kneecap – Known as the patella, the kneecap protects the knee joint behind it from harm. The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) explains that patients may get surgery to repair a broken knee, but they can still suffer posttraumatic arthritis, chronic pain, and muscle weakness. Patients may have to wait up to 6 months or more to return to normal activity.
These bone breaks can take victims off their feet and leave them unable to work to support themselves and their families for weeks. Car insurance companies will do their best to avoid accepting blame in a traffic accident, but a Visalia car accident lawyer is your protection against their unfair tactics.
Do I Need a Lawyer After a Leg Injury in a Visalia Accident?
A broken leg is almost always a major injury. They affect your normal routine and build massive medical bills. These factors set leg fractures apart from minor scrapes and bruises and a crumpled fender on your car.
Insurance companies have standardized how they help car accident victims get their vehicles repaired. An insurance adjuster may not challenge victims when they go to an emergency room once to get a minor injury checked out. The expenses for these low-cost damages are usually paid without question.
However, when a broken leg is involved in an accident claim, insurers immediately start to work to protect themselves from having to pay out major compensation. A broken bone increases the stakes. Insurance adjusters will look to shift the blame to an innocent party. They may also downplay the injuries a victim has, all to save their parent companies’ money.
As these teams of lawyers work to question what happened and limit your compensation, you’ll want an aggressive traffic accident lawyer of your own to safeguard your rights. Your lawyer can make sure the blame sticks to the right driver. Your Maison Law attorney can also often secure much more support for you than you could handle a complex injury claim yourself.
Contact a Visalia Car Accident Lawyer After Suffering a Broken Leg
After a serious accident on a Visalia Street or a rural highway in Tulare County, you should speak with a skilled lawyer to find out what your injury is worth and how to hold a car insurance company fully accountable.
Schedule a free case consultation with Maison Law of Visalia. This evaluation comes with no obligation to you or your family. If you do feel we can help you earn more, you won’t need any money to hire quality legal representation. We don’t get paid unless your case is won, and then our fee comes out of the settlement money we win for you.
