A FRACTURED PELVIS AFTER A CAR ACCIDENT OR WORK INJURY

Nancy Reagan is presently hospitalized for a fractured pelvis from a fall at home. However, a fractured pelvis can easily occur from a car accident or work injury. I know, I fractured my pelvis in my car accident when I was 16 years old.

Pelvis fractures can occur with sudden muscle contractions. Often times, a small piece of bone from the ischium where the hamstring muscles attach is torn away by these muscles. Pelvis fractures can also occur from a fall whether at home getting out of the bathtub or on the job site after a workers' compensation injury. However, most pelvis fractures involve high-energy forces, such as those generated in a car accident, crush accident or fall. Depending on the direction and degree of the force, these injuries can be life-threatening and require surgical treatment.

To diagnose a pelvic fracture requires x-rays from different angles to show how out of place the bones are. A CT scan may be ordered to determine the extent of the pelvis injury. The doctor should also examine the blood vessels and nerves of the legs to see if they have been injured.

Not all pelvic fractures require surgery. Fortunately, mine didn't. However, non-surgical pelvic fractures are still quite painful and prevent a person from walking for many months.

We wish Nancy Reagan a speedy recovery from fracturing her pelvis. If you have been injured in a work related accident in which you fractured your pelvis or like me, been involved in a car accident where you injured your pelvis or other parts of your body, it is important that you talk with an attorney before talking to the insurance companies. Insurance companies have attorneys working for them, so should you! For more information about your rights after a Florida car accident or work injury, simply click here.