Category Archives: Amputation
Prosthetic Technology and the Value of an Amputation Injury Claim
An amputation injury changes a person’s life in immediate and lasting ways. After the first emergency surgery, hospital stay, and early recovery, the future may depend on prosthetic care, rehabilitation, home changes, transportation adjustments, pain management, and support with daily tasks. The cost of that future is rarely simple. Prosthetic technology can make an… Read More »
What Are the Physical and Psychological Effects of Amputation?
According to the Amputee Coalition, approximately 185,000 amputations occur in the United States each year. Among the over 2 million people currently living with limb loss, a significant number faced amputations due to vascular diseases like diabetes and peripheral arterial disorders such as trauma and cancer. Injury from trauma to the musculature and nerves… Read More »