If you or a loved one has been seriously injured in an accident and suffered a pelvic fracture, you require immediate treatment, surgery and hospitalization for a long period. After care at home is also required till the bones completely heal in the right configuration. Once the medical treatment is ongoing, it’s crucial to contact a Toronto personal injury lawyer as soon as possible to begin working on your compensation claim. Victims of accidents are entitled to statutory benefits from the state regardless of fault and they can also file a personal injury claim against the person/s or agencies responsible for the accident.

Biomechanical Aspects

While studying serious accidents, structure/function of human body structure, engineering and function of biological systems are important. Not much is known about forces that produce pelvic fractures. But when damage occurs to this structure and bones are fractured, the person is at a high risk of internal bleeding, nerve injury and organ damage. Movement is restricted/impossible, with severe pain and discomfort. Bowel movements/urination is difficult. There is also a high risk of peritonitis/infections.

Women/children/smaller-made people are at higher risk.

Pelvic fractures in car accidents may be caused by:

• Seat-belt restrictions/malfunction
• Lateral crushing in side-swipe collisions
• Lack of airbag deployment
• Damage to front of car injuring driver and front-seat passenger

Car crash specialists use pelvic fracture incidence as a marker of the severity of the crash. In side-swipes, lateral compressive injuries occur, while in frontal crashes, indirect shear injuries are common. Side impacts are much more severe and can produce very severe injuries at lower velocity.

Treatments

Traditionally patients were treated non-surgically and recommended prolonged recumbency till the broken bones fused naturally. Mobility is gradually increased as the fracture heals, to avoid stiffness and loss of movement. This is because most pelvic fractures are relatively stable and caused due to low-energy impact. Low-energy impact fractures are mostly seen among the elderly or those with osteoporosis as a result of slip and fall accidents.

Pelvic fractures caused in motor vehicle accidents are highly unstable since this is a high-energy impact. Complications like hemorrhage, internal bleeding and multiple organ failure, serious infections and sepsis, severe injuries to central nervous system, etc. occur and multi-disciplinary treatment is required. Surgery is required in pelvic fractures that result from auto accidents and sports injuries. A large number of young people and teenagers fall into this group. The surgeon usually inserts an external “fixator” to stabilize the pelvic region. This device has long screws inserted into the bone on either side of the body and it is connected to a frame outside the body. Plates and screws may also have to be inserted if there is extensive damage to the bone. Healing is based on the individual case.

Long term hospitalization, medications, pain-killers, physiotherapy, counseling, assistive devices etc may be required. People may continue to walk with a limp after the fracture has healed, because of concurrent damage to the muscles and tissues as well. Some of the long term problems could be chronic pain, impaired mobility, sexual and reproductive dysfunction, damage to nerves and organs.

Our Toronto accident injury lawyers available 24×7 can ensure that you receive the best medical treatment for pelvic fractures.

How We Can Assist 

If you or a loved one has suffered a pelvic fracture following a catastrophic auto accident, our Toronto personal injury lawyers can assist you with filing your compensation case. In the immediate hours following the accident, people are extremely confused, in severe pain or even unconscious. Their loved ones are equally vulnerable, being anxious and traumatized by the incident. In such a situation, it’s possible that they could make statements, give authorizations or permissions, sign documents etc that could adversely affect the compensation case later. Our free consultation Toronto injury lawyers can advise you about your rights.

Our serious injury lawyers ensure that all communication with the at-fault party and their insurers is monitored carefully and that the victim’s interests are protected. One of the issues facing personal injury claims is that they must be filed within a specified time limit and our experienced Toronto personal injury lawyers are well-versed with all the necessary procedures. Additionally, well-established firms like ours have the resources to ensure that a complete and robust case is put together. This would include expert testimony from car crash specialists, engineers, road and traffic authorities, medical experts etc. We can access police and municipal records, contact eye-witnesses and collect photographic and documentary evidence.

Our Toronto car accident lawyers can represent you at trial if the case goes to court.

If you, your family or a friend has been injured in an accident, please feel free to speak to one of our injury lawyers for a free consultation about how we are able to assist in making a personal injury claim. We consult in all cities across Ontario with a no win no fee guarantee. Our personal injury lawyers have helped victims secure millions of dollars in personal injury cases. Call us Toll Free On our 24/7 Injury Hotline: 1 – 844 495 7333 or Text a Personal Injury ‎Lawyer 24/7 and get instant help.TM (416 931 5015)