Causes of Scarring and Disfigurement
A serious car accident can cause scarring and disfigurement and needs to be included in any claim against the driver who caused the accident. There are a number of different ways that disfiguring injuries happen in a car accident in Florida. They may be caused by injuries from [...]
Read More →Florida Statute 316.122
Vehicle turning left.—
The driver of a vehicle intending to turn to the left within an intersection or into an alley, private road, or driveway shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle approaching from the opposite direction, or vehicles lawfully passing on the left of the turning vehicle, which is within the [...]
Read More →If the SI joint is identified as the source of pain, it can be treated with SI fusion surgery. Traditional surgical fusion procedures involve using screws and bone grafts. Sometimes a PEMF (pulsed electromagnetic frequency) bone stimulator is implanted to improve the odds of a proper union.
A new minimally-invasive surgical procedure that [...]
Read More →Have you suffered severe pain in your low back and buttocks? Have you been to several doctors, chiropractors, and therapists all to no avail?
It may be possible that your doctor has completely missed the real cause of your problem: the sacroiliac joint.
The sacroiliac joint may be the culprit in in as many [...]
Read More →A torn meniscus is a common but painful knee injury that can occur in a car accident, pedestrian accident, bicycle accident or fall.
If you have been in an accident and your doctor has told you that you have a torn meniscus, you may have some questions about what kinds of treatment options [...]
Read More →Florida personal injury attorneys often see anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL injuries or the knee in people who have been involved in various types of accidents, including car accidents, pedestrian accidents, bicycle accidents and falls.
If you’ve been diagnosed with an ACL injury or ACL tear, you may have questions about its [...]
Read More →Possibly the most serious form of spinal fracture is a fracture-dislocation, which causes a vertebra to move out of place to create an extremely unstable condition in the spine. A fracture-dislocation, in most cases, needs to be stabilized in a closed reduction surgery, because if left untreated it poses a danger to the [...]
Read More →A herniated disc is an injury that accident victims dread, because of its potential for causing pain over the long term and for keeping you from doing the things you love. You can read more about cervical, thoracic, and lumbar herniated discs, their causes and treatments.
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Spinal cord injuries change lives in unimaginable ways, and in most cases, the damage can’t be reversed. Before his death, actor Christopher Reeve was an activist who pushed for new research to help victims of paralysis from these devastating injuries recover some of the function they have lost.
If you or someone you [...]
Read More →A broken leg is often caused by a car accident, motorcycle accident, bicycle accident, or pedestrian accident.
The tibia is the shin bone, and bears most of the body’s weight; the fibula is the splint bone on the outside of the lower leg. When the tibia [...]
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