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Amputations

Adjusting to the amputation of an arm, leg, hand or other body part can be very difficult. Even after you move past the auto accident, chronic disability crisis or other tragedy that caused you to lose the limb, you will frequently have to endure many difficult months, if not years, of rehabilitation and recovery. You may then have to struggle to come up with enough funds to buy the best prostheses or substitute limb that the doctor has recommended.

Loss of An Arm, Hand or Finger(s)

Most of the time, people do not lose these extremities due to an illness, although that can happen. Instead, workplace injuries, pleasure pursuits or sporting activities tend to cause most people to lose an arm, hand or finger.

Fortunately, many prostheses now employ microprocessors and bionic parts that help make these substitute limbs far more useful to people. In fact, some injured parties can learn to use a prosthetic arm almost as well as their original one. However, others may need to learn a new trade or develop new skills so they can once again support themselves after losing of an upper extremity.

Loss of a Leg or Foot

Car accidents cause far too many people to have leg (or foot) amputations each year. Such losses can be quite disruptive to people's lives since their basic ability to move from one place to another has been jeopardized. While wheelchairs, walkers and crutches can provide important initial support, injured parties have every right to try and one day move about in a vertical position again.

Unfortunately, other serious problems may still plague the individual since feet and legs are frequently removed due to complications from such diseases as cancer and diabetes. Even if the amputee gets used to the mobility challenges, he or she may still have a long fight ahead with their core illness. Furthermore, other complications can set in due to the shortening of the muscles located near the amputated leg or foot. These are called "contractures."

If a person's flexibility becomes too limited by contractures, he or she may not be able to obtain a properly fitting prosthesis. Fortunately, many people are able to progress to the next stages of recovery when they'll be taught how to (1) care for their foot or leg stump (which needs to shrink properly), (2) put on and take off their prosthesis by themselves and (3) learn how to walk on it. It's also important to learn how to properly take care of the prosthesis so that it will last for many years or until a better-fitting or more advanced limb can be obtained.

Immediate Help is Crucial and Necessary

If you have recently lost a limb due to an auto accident, Demas and Rosenthal hopes you'll contact us. As you start your healing process, our experienced law firm will begin vigorously pursuing every legitimate legal remedy that's available to you. We want to help you move forward and begin enjoying your life again.
 
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Raymond S. K., client