The long-term impact of Mission Viejo back injuries and surgeries from a car accident can affect every area of an injury victim’s life. A trauma to your back can damage the soft tissue surrounding or within the spinal column such as ruptured or herniated discs or more serious injuries resulting in surgeries, fusion procedures and in some personal injury cases permanent paralysis.
The severity of a back injury and the permanent impact the injury may have depend a lot upon on the location of the trauma to the spinal column. Injuries to vertebrae in the upper back and neck can result in paraplegia (paralysis in the legs) or quadriplegia (paralysis of arms, legs and sometimes the torso).
Mission Viejo back injuries and surgeries from a car accident may include a lumbar or cervical spinal fusion. Doctors may remove herniated discs and graft bones on either side of the traumatized vertebrae to provide additional support and stabilize the spinal column.
The surgeon will obtain a bone graft from the pelvis or another location in the body and add it to support the injured portion of the spine. The implant and damaged spine are, in effect, “fused” together to form new bone. Surgeons may need to use use screws and other metal hardware to hold sections of broken bones in place during recovery.
These surgeries may carry a substantial amount of risk including the onset of infection, severe ongoing pain, damage to the sensitive nerves within and surrounding the spinal column, rejection of the implanted bone, and blood clots. All Mission Viejo back injuries and surgeries from a car accident can result in the development of arthritis and/or other chronic pain.
This is why it is important to work with an experienced personal injury attorney like Rivers Morrell. Any settlement or verdict in your case must take into account all past, present and future medical expenses as well as the costs associated with a long recovery such as lost wages due to missed work as well as the modifications required to your home, work space or vehicles.
Rivers Morrell has more than 40 years of experience as an injury attorney. The Law Firm of Rivers Morrell has the legal skill, resources, medical knowledge and resources required to achieve the best possible outcome in your case. If you or someone you love has suffered a back injury in a motor vehicle accident we invite you to review the strong recommendations of our clients and the legal industry and contact us or call 949-305-1400 to speak with Rivers Morrell personally for a free consultation.
