On average, every person will experience two broken bones over the course of a lifetime, and approximately 6.3 million bone fractures occur each year.
A broken or fractured bone can result in excruciating pain for the victim. While there are a plethora of ways for these accidents to occur, the most common are results of slip and fall accidents and auto accidents.
What most people are unaware of are the costs that can add up due to a broken or fractured bone.
These include medical bills and treatment, and lost wages due to having to take time off from your profession.
The amount of damage needs to be thoroughly evaluated though. Medical bills and lost wages are generally easy to quantify, but damages for pain and suffering can be harder to calculate.
If the injury impacted a very active person who enjoyed athletic endeavors and now is partially disabled, the damages will reflect the loss of quality of life due to the injury.
Or if the injury means a future ability to earn wages has been diminished the damages should reflect that. On the other hand if a previous injury made the person more prone to future injury the damages may be lower.
Whatever the cause, you need an attorney to properly represent you and your needs. Our New York personal injury attorneys have secured millions in compensation for broken bone or fracture injury victims throughout New York.