A broken pelvis can be one of the most debilitating injuries that a person can suffer. The extreme forces of a motor vehicle accident or other incidents can result in catastrophic injuries. A motorcycle handlebar is a huge cause of these types of injuries.
Usually, the pelvis bone is broken or shattered by high-energy trauma. And this can happen because of a steering wheel hitting the body or a motorcycle falling to the ground. No matter what the cause, it can be a severe injury. That’s when you call our broken pelvis lawyers.
Often, broken pelvises can lead to internal bleeding, which requires physicians to:
The broken pelvis is often referred to in the medical field as an:
In many cases, it was caused by a dangerous situation or someone’s negligence, causing someone to break their solar plexus. The blow can often leave the patient breathless and in excruciating pain.
Important: In cases such as this, the injured victim may be eligible for a legal claim to recover financial losses or other damages. It goes beyond just the physical, as loss of work or severe emotional trauma can cause tremendous stress.
Let the experienced and caring attorneys at the Ehline Law Firm Personal Injury Attorneys, APLC, help you out of this terrible situation. Helping injured victims receive the compensation that they deserve what they do best. Let their results serve as a warning to negligent parties.
The first two above are generally the two most common causes of high energy pelvic fractures, although others are just as serious. Bicycle and motorcycle handlebars tend to act as a lance, driving into a person’s belly as the vehicle wheel turns hard left or right to its side during a bad spill.
But this is also an injury that the aging adult is especially susceptible to because a person’s bones tend to weaken with age. Also, this remains primarily due to osteoporosis.
Falling on a slippery surface, stairs, or uneven surface remains dangerous to life and limb. But slips and falls are not the only causes of a pelvic fracture.
Also, growing teenagers remain at grave risk. For example, they are active when compared to adults. So they risk pulled muscles or bicycle spills. Any of these can result in a specific type of pelvic fracture.
Important: Shock may mask other symptoms that may not be as clear due to other injuries. But when someone is afflicted with this kind of devastation after a tragedy, the cause was often negligence. In other words, the evil acts of another became a major contributing factor to the break.
In any event, if this is the case, you need to know your options. Calling and speaking to a veteran and seasoned law firm helps you discover the nuances and realities of fault. But one reason exists alone proving you need an expert.
First of all:
Typically, adjusters will make diligent efforts to derail the claim. But they may also make settlement offers of just pennies on the dollar. But this remains even truer when a hurt claimant remains unrepresented by counsel.
The main benefit of a legitimate attorney is their legal training to frame your case correctly. Also, their experience knowing how to present and prove liability before a watching courtroom remains invaluable.
But even when the case cannot settle right away, the legal work your lawyer did in the settlement stage proves valuable. That info can now be used to litigate the matter.
In other words, you can still use it to convince the defense attorney that the adjuster devalued the case. Even mid-trial, the other side may just give it a fresh look concerning offering more money.
You can win even if the defendant engages in the standard litany of Rambo defense medical exams. Many a time, stubborn defense lawyers will bombard plaintiffs with written discovery and litigation tactics that would typically steamroll an unrepresented plaintiff.
But a legal warrior like Michael Ehline of Ehline Law will only become more entrenched.
With Ehline Law, you have a firm that will not give up until you get the justice you deserve. Most of all, our focus remains on giving traumatized victims the means to afford a total and complete recuperation from their terrible injuries.
In any event, at least we give them a chance to be stable enough to engage in good settlement talks. But sometimes, full mobility is never achieved. And this remains true after multiple surgeries and long-term rehab.
Also, the enormous costs of hospitals, multiple surgeries, and physical therapy cause significant lifestyle and emotional disruptions in some cases. Often these are not just medium or short-term.
If there is a permanent injury and you cannot heal up on your own, we need to know before we negotiate with dollar amounts the defendants are offering.
Important: Furthermore, in some cases, you may even get punitive damages to punish evil-doers who hurt people like you on purpose. Our seasoned attorneys are ready, willing, and able to turn on the heat.
Why not let us seek redress through trial if needed? After all, our battle cry is never to surrender.
During a physical examination, physicians will:
Sometimes the surgeon removes any:
But when the fracture remains aligned, the physician will prescribe other treatments.
For example, a doctor may offer:
Hopefully, these items will obviate surgery.
The fractured pelvis can heal properly with the right medical treatment.
Important: Limping can be a longer-term problem. Nerve damage, pain, and other symptoms can be a recurring problem depending on the severity of the broken pelvis.
A pelvis is a group of bones that form a ring at the bottom of the back. They consist of the ilium, ischium, and pubis. So these three bones are connected by ligaments and then to the sacrum. But this is a triangle-shaped bone at the base of the spine. These bones make a bowl shape with the hip sockets located on the sides.
Inside the bowl shape are the reproductive organs. Also found are the digestive organs and the large blood vessels from the legs. Their muscles and tendons connect through the pelvis. So this remains why pelvic fracture can be such a profoundly severe injury.
It can cause organ damage, nerve damage, and severe internal bleeding. Also, when destroyed victims lose mobility, they may remain helpless.
When you or a family member suffer the sadness of a negligently fractured pelvis, we can help. We can establish if you have a claim. If so, we can guide your case to an important outcome. Also, we can provide the special care needed to make you our trusted and valued partner.
Try contacting an industry leader now at (213) 596-9642. After all, we are local to Greater Los Angeles and all California counties. If needed, we will come to you – whether at home or even during hospital visits when necessary. You can also use our website form if you cannot talk to an attorney right now.
Citations:
EMedicline.com/Medscape: “Unstable Pelvic Fractures, An Overview”: https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1247426-overview
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles, CA): Pelvic Fracture – Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment: https://www.cedars-sinai.edu/Patients/Health-Conditions/Pelvic-Fracture.aspx
WebMD – Hip Fracture Overview:https://www.webmd.com/first-aid/tc/hip-fracture-topic-overview
Michael Ehline
Michael Ehline is an inactive U.S. Marine and world-famous legal historian. Michael helped draft the Cruise Ship Safety Act and has won some of U.S. history’s largest motorcycle accident settlements. Together with his legal team, Michael and the Ehline Law Firm collect damages on behalf of clients. We pride ourselves on being available to answer your most pressing and difficult questions 24/7. We are proud sponsors of the Paul Ehline Memorial Motorcycle Ride and a Service Disabled Veteran Operated Business. (SDVOB.) We are ready to fight.