Mobile Serious Injury Attorney

Amputation and Dismemberment

Amputation and dismemberment are the most severe type of injuries that an individual can suffer.  The legal team at McAleer Law has helped many individuals who have suffered from such devastating injuries.  McAleer Law is your go-to firm when it comes to attorneys who know truck accident law and many other areas of personal injury practice.  Do your homework and hire an Mobile personal injury attorney with a reputation of success when you have suffered such a catastrophic injury.

If a severed limb is not immediately preserved or if it is badly damaged, i.e., torn or crushed, it may not be successfully re-attached.  Even following extensive physical therapy after a limb is amputated, patients suffer from a considerable amount of pain in the limb remnant and experience the perception that their amputated limb is still there, a condition known as phantom limb. 

The crushing amputation of the forearm such as can happen in car wrecks, bus wrecks, trucking accidents, and especially  motorcycle crashes and pedestrian accidents, cause extensive soft tissue injury and can leave several bone fragments within the wound.  If the elbow joint is not destroyed, this can significantly facilitate the movements of the prosthesis with which amputees are often eventually fitted.

The initial surgery following an injury which severs or detaches a limb typically involves irrigation and debridement of the wound, and a revision of the bone and soft tissue of the original injury site.  Typically, one or often many surgeries will follow for further revision of the forearm or remnant limb.  

If you have suffered a severe injury that resulted in an amputation or dismemberment, it is vital that you contact a Mobile Personal Injury Attorney as soon as possible to begin fighting for the compensation you deserve. At McAleer Law, we can assist you with your case.