Injuries to the Pelvis and Hips

Injuries to the pelvis and/or hips can be highly serious given the important organs in that area of the body. A severe injury to the pelvis can cause the dislocation of a low back joint or a ruptured bladder, and possible complications such as loss of bladder and/or bowel control, sexual dysfunction and deformity of the hop requiring calipers to put right. Some hip injuries will, or course, require hip replacement surgery (of one or both hips depending on the severity of the injury). Hip fractures can lead to long-term arthritis of the hip.

If you have suffered injury to the pelvis or hips that has resulted in such serious complications, and the injury was not your fault, you may be entitled to a significant amount of money in compensation. Even if your pelvis or hip injury was less severe, if you can prove it was as a result of someone else's negligence, you could well make a successful claim for personal injury compensation. Road traffic accidents and slips, trips and falls are among the most common causes of pelvis and hip injuries, but they can also happen as a result of an accident at work.

As with any injury, you should get pelvis or hip injuries looked at by a medical professional as soon as possible, and as with all other types of personal injury compensation claims, the reports of those medical professionals could be vital in achieving a successful settlement.