Claiming Compensation for Nerve Injury During Hysterectomy
Injury to a nerve during a hysterectomy can cause significant disability. If the relevant medical professional is considered to have acted negligently, it might be appropriate to make a claim for compensation.
Femoral nerve injury
During a hysterectomy, the anatomical structures which are found in the area of the uterus are inevitably at risk of damage. The nerve most likely to suffer and cause a lasting and dramatic impact on the patient is the femoral nerve. It may be damaged directly during the procedure or it may be compressed or squashed, restricting its ability to function. The nerve may also become inadvertently stretched.
A major nerve which passes close to the uterus, the femoral nerve is important in providing the legs with the ability to undertake movement. Therefore, damage to the femoral nerve can impact on an individual's ability to walk and to use the muscles of the thigh. In the long-term, this can affect a person's degree of safety both in the home as well as outside and can limit someone's ability to work. Where an individual's income is dependent on having the ability to move freely, the financial impact can be life-changing.
A successful compensation claim may provide recompense for the patient's pain and suffering but also for the financial impact caused by the negligence.
Responding to a femoral nerve injury
Clearly all precautions and care should be taken in the first instance to try to ensure that unnecessary damage does not occur to the femoral nerve during surgery. If medical professionals are found at fault in their degree of care or deficient in their level of knowledge, thereby causing damage, they may be regarded as having provided substandard care and making a compensation claim may be a helpful way forward.
If an injury should occur during the surgical procedure, it is essential, for the future well-being of the patient, that the damage is identified as promptly as possible.
It is then necessary for expert advice to be sought and, where possible, for a repair to be undertaken.
Where diagnosis and treatment of any damage are delayed, the patient may suffer long-term disability.
Speak to a solicitor
If you or a loved one are struggling with the long-term and debilitating impact of a femoral nerve injury due to medical negligence, contact Glynns Solicitors.
Over the years, we have supported hundreds of clients in making highly-successful compensation claims for injury in a wide variety of specialties and will be very happy to help you.
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