Our medical negligence solicitors help many people and their families who have experienced negligence in orthopaedic surgeries, including hip replacement surgery. Contact us today.
Contact us nowWhatever the reason for needing hip replacement surgery, the last thing anybody expects is to be a victim of medical negligence. If you or a loved one have suffered from mistakes made during hip replacement surgery, our team can help you claim the compensation and get the apology you deserve.
Sometimes during hip replacement surgery it is necessary for the surgeon to need to fit a larger or smaller implant, depending on the condition the original hip is in. This can cause the leg length to change.
There are many ways to manage a change in leg length after surgery, but for this to class as negligence, there would need to be proof that the surgeon or medical professional in charge of obtaining informed consent failed to alert the patient of this risk. Surgeons should try to achieve symmetrical leg length after hip replacement surgery, but as discussed this isn’t always achievable.
Call us free today to see how we can help you understand your options on 0808 164 0808, or request a call back if you’d like one of our no-win, no-fee experts to call you.
We carry out many of our claims on a no win, no fee basis. This means there are no upfront costs for you and, provided that you have not misled or acted against the advice that we have given you, no financial risk to you – even if your claim is not successful.
In most instances we will purchase ‘After the Event’ (ATE) insurance on your behalf to cover any legal costs should you not win the case. However, if you have a ‘Before the Event’ (BTE) insurance policy included in your home, car or credit card insurance then we may look to use that insurance to cover the legal costs and an ATE policy should not then be required.
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In general you have three years from the date of negligence or reasonable knowledge of mistreatment by a medical professional causing you harm to bring a medical negligence compensation claim. There are some exceptions to this rule; for instance where the matter involves a child in which case the child has three years from the date of their 18th birthday to bring a claim, therefore expiring on the individual’s 21st birthday.
It is important to speak to our medical negligence solicitors as early as possible to avoid any issues with limitation dates.
