Orthopedic Injury

Pittsburgh PA Orthopedic Injury Lawyers

Accidents which lead to broken bones or injury of the spinal cord, and orthopedic surgery are extremely serious types of personal injury accident cases that normally not only require immediate attention, but should have and deserve the professional priority attention of a personal injury lawyer who is experienced in dealing with these types of cases involving orthopedic, neck, back, limb, and spine injury.

Any victim of an accident who suffers from broken bones and/or orthopedic injuries finds that a broken bone, broken arm, broken spine, broken neck, or even broken fingers are to some degree disabling and do stop the accident victim from being able to go to school, work, enjoying sports, hobbies and the normal lifestyle that they normally enjoyed prior to the injury.

Injuries and accidents which require orthopedic surgery lead to temporary disability.  Orthopedic personal injuries from negligence accidents may be caused by motorcycle accidents, pedestrian accidents, crosswalk accidents, bicycle accidents, truck accidents, work place accidents, as well as automobile accidents.  It is important for the injured victim or family member to take charge and consult with an attorney who can help the injured party receive compensation for medical expenses, hospital bills, pain and suffering, loss of earnings and other damages.

Ronald J. Bua & Associates provide an honest service, aggressive representation, and personal attention and care to every type of personal injury case on these types of claims.  An orthopedic personal injury attorney can help evaluate a client’s likelihood of obtaining full compensation for loss of earnings, pain and suffering, medical expenses, and often assist the injured person with a network of doctors, physical therapy professionals, personal injury experts, and experts, specialists and others who have a specialty in helping you with your injuries.

Orthopedic injuries can also be caused by the negligence and or malpractice of orthopedic doctors and surgeons.  Many of the injuries caused by these physicians include:

• Development of blood clots before or after surgery.  If a clot travels to the brain or lungs it can be fatal
• Complications of knee surgery
• Loss of a limb
• Complications of any arthroscopic surgery
• Complications from hip or knee replacement
• Blood vessel injury during surgery
• Failure to diagnose or properly treat wrist or arm fractures
• Failure to properly treat a neck fracture
• Failure to properly treat a hip fracture
• Failure to properly treat a spine fracture causing serious injury, paralysis or worse
• Nerve vessel damage
• Failure to diagnose any fracture as the result of misreading or failure to order an x-ray, MRI or CAT scan
• Failure to fit a patient with appropriate screws or plates
• Failure to treat inflammation or pain as the result of a healing and treatment process
• Infection or sepsis
• Decreased mobility
• Anesthesia-related injuries

Ronald J. Bua & Associates have handled these types of orthopedic malpractice cases over the past 30 years.

No matter what the cause of the orthopedic injury is, whether by accident or malpractice, please contact us for a free consultation.  Contact us online or call us at 412-567-0847 or toll free at 877-448-3604.