Hip Injury Claims – How Much Compensation?

Hip injuries often have serious, debilitating impacts, drastically affecting your independence and leaving you with lifelong pain and reduced mobility. If your injury resulted from the negligent actions of a third party, such as an employer failing to fix broken flooring, you may have grounds to make a claim. How much compensation for a hip injury that can be awarded will depend on its severity, the long-term impact on your daily life, and whether you have suffered financial losses.

At How Much Compensation, we understand the impact a hip injury can have. Whether you are living with joint degeneration or facing the prospect of hip replacement surgery, you deserve legal representation that takes the time to understand your case and support your wellbeing. Our panel of solicitors has the expertise to do just that, handling all aspects of the claims process while connecting clients with specialists in orthopaedic rehabilitation.

For advice or to find out if a solicitor from our panel can assist you with your claim, please contact our advisors today. By getting in touch, you could be one step closer to securing the compensation you need to help support your recovery.

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• How Much Compensation For A Hip Injury Can I Claim?
• Calculating The Amount Of Hip Injury Compensation
• Can Hip Injury Compensation Pay Out For Financial Losses?
• Am I Able To Claim Compensation For An Injured Hip?
• Examples Of Hip Injury Compensation Claims
• How To Pursue A Hip Injury Compensation Claim
• Why Choose How Much Compensation For A Hip Injury Claim?
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How Much Compensation For A Hip Injury Can I Claim?

How much compensation you can claim for a hip injury may be based on several different factors, including the severity of the physical trauma, the projected recovery, and the long-term impact on your overall mobility.

The solicitors on our panel may use the Judicial College Guidelines (JCG) as a starting point when calculating the value of a hip injury. This document lists categories that cover a range of hip injury severities, with suggested compensation brackets based on factors like the presence of degenerative changes or the need for spinal fusion.

Our table includes figures from this resource, with the exception of the initial entry. Please note that these are only guidelines and do not guarantee how much compensation for a hip injury might be awarded.

Type Of Hip Injury	Notes	Compensation Bracket
Multiple, severe injuries and special damages	Special damages may be awarded for the cost of private hip surgery, orthopaedic care, and lost earnings.	Up to £300,000+
Severe hip injury (i)	Extensive pelvic fractures with further injuries such as a ruptured bladder or dislocated lower back.	£95,680 to £159,770
Severe hip injury (ii)	Pelvic fracture dislocations involving the ischial and pubic rami leading to impotence.	£75,550 to £95,680
Severe hip injury (iii)	Acetabulum fractures, arthritic femur fractures, or other fractures may fall into this bracket.	£47,810 to £64,070
Moderate hip injury (i)	Significant injuries but with no major, permanent, disability.	£32,450 to £47,810
Moderate hip injury (ii)	Involving surgeries such as a hip replacement or where this may be necessary in the future.	£15,370 to £32,450
Lesser hip injury (i)	Significant injuries, such as hip fractures, but with little to no residual disability.	£4,820 to £15,370
Lesser hip injury (ii)	Minor soft tissue injuries from which you fully recover.	Up to £4,820

You can get further information about compensation payouts for hip injuries by contacting our advisory team today.

Calculating The Amount Of Hip Injury Compensation

When calculating hip injury compensation amounts, legal professionals may look at the injury you sustained, its impact on you (such as reduced mobility), and whether you sustained any financial losses.

Payouts are assessed on an individual basis, meaning compensation will reflect the unique effects of the trauma (such as a pelvic dislocation or a broken hip). Broadly, compensation may be split into two main heads of loss. These are:

• General damages: These cover the pain and suffering caused by your hip injury, as well as any long-term effects and reduction in quality of life. For example, general damages may account for any gait impairment or the need for a total hip replacement.
• Special damages: This covers past and future financial losses directly resulting from the hip injury.

At How Much Compensation, our panel of solicitors specialises in personal injury claims and takes a thorough approach to ensure cases are accurately valued. If you would like to find out how one of these legal representatives can support you, please reach out today.

Can Hip Injury Compensation Pay Out For Financial Losses?

Yes, hip injury compensation can pay out for financial losses resulting from the harm you suffered, including lost income and medical expenses. However, to claim for special damages, you will need to provide evidence of your losses. We outline several examples of recoverable costs and the documentation you can use to prove them below.

Loss Of Earnings

Hip fractures and dislocations often have a disabling effect on mobility, requiring a significant period of recovery and time away from work. You can claim for any past lost earnings by showing payslips and bank statements.

Future Lost Income

A severe hip injury may lead to permanently reduced mobility, preventing you from returning to work at full capacity (if at all). You can be compensated for projected future lost income, including missed promotions and pension contributions. Payslips and employment records can be used to help calculate these losses.

Medical Expenses

Hip injuries can be very painful and may require both prescription and over-the-counter painkillers, as well as antibiotics following surgery. You can claim for these medication expenses, as well as private hip surgery and specialist orthopaedic consultations. Receipts and medical invoices are typically used to prove these costs.

Gratuitous And Ongoing Care Costs

If you require assistance because of reduced mobility following the hip injury, you may be compensated for the financial impact of hiring a professional caregiver. You can also claim for any support provided by a loved one who had to take time off work. To verify these expenses, you will want to keep hold of payslips, bank statements, and invoices.

Rehabilitation And Recovery

To support your recovery, you may also need to purchase mobility aids or adapt your home by installing walk-in showers or stair lifts. Rehabilitation for a hip injury focuses on restoring function, strength, and mobility. This may be achieved through physiotherapy, hydrotherapy, and occupational therapy.

In addition, you can claim for the cost of accessing mental health services, including counselling. Retain all invoices and bank statements to prove any losses you incurred.

Travel Expenses

If your hip injury prevents you from driving or walking long distances, you may need to use public transport to attend medical appointments. You could be reimbursed for the cost of using buses, trains, or taxis, provided you have proof in the form of receipts or other documentation.

Miscellaneous Costs

Your hip injury compensation claim could also cover other costs incurred, such as cancelling a prepaid holiday or an unused gym membership.

Contact our advisory team here at How Much Compensation for a free and confidential assessment of your case. They are focused on providing clarity, so you can have peace of mind from the outset without any obligation to proceed with a claim.

Am I Able To Claim Compensation For An Injured Hip?

You may be able to claim compensation for an injured hip if you can show that it directly resulted from someone else’s negligent actions. Your case must meet the following criteria:

1. Another party had a duty of care towards you: This may be an employer, a road user, or a business or organisation in control of a public space. A duty of care is simply the legal obligation that such parties have towards the safety of others.
2. They breached this duty: A breach occurs when a third party fails to meet their legal responsibilities. In cases of hip injuries, this can involve employers failing to provide manual handling training, road users going over the speed limit, or occupiers of public spaces ignoring known tripping hazards such as broken paving.
3. You suffered a hip injury as a result of this breach: This means you will need to demonstrate precisely how the breach caused the injury. You can also claim for any other physical and psychological harm you suffered alongside the injured hip.

Different legislation may apply to your case depending on where the accident occurred. Our advisory team is available 24/7, so please reach out if you have any questions about claiming or would like to share the circumstances that led to your hip injury.

Examples Of Hip Injury Compensation Claims

Examples of hip injury compensation claims typically arise from slips and falls on wet floors, falls from heights at work, and high-impact road traffic collisions. Specific scenarios include:

• Wet floors: Water has pooled on the floor of a café bathroom, but staff have not placed a warning sign to alert customers. You subsequently slip on the wet floor, fracturing your hip and wrist.
• Road collisions: You are struck by a speeding car that fails to stop at a pedestrian crossing, resulting in multiple broken bones and a severely dislocated hip.
• Defective pavements: While out doing your grocery run, you trip over broken paving at the entrance to a shopping centre. Management is aware of the hazard but has ignored it for weeks, failing to cord off the area or arrange repairs. In the resulting fall, you sustain a serious hip injury that leaves you with permanently reduced mobility.
• Falls from heights: A guardrail on scaffolding is known to be faulty, but the construction site where you work dismisses the findings of a safety inspection. It later gives way, causing you to fall from a height. You land heavily, suffering such a severe comminuted fracture that you eventually require a hip replacement.

One of our advisors could help you better understand what is involved in claiming for a slip or fall, as well as other incidents that may have left you with a pelvic or hip injury.

How To Pursue A Hip Injury Compensation Claim

To pursue a hip injury compensation claim, you need to collect sufficient evidence to support your case and begin the legal process within the correct time limit. We explain both aspects of claiming below and how our panel supports clients in navigating these steps.

How To Prove Fault For A Hip Injury

To prove fault for a hip injury, you need to provide evidence establishing a third party’s negligence, such as photographs detailing a spill or poorly maintained flooring that led to your fall. You can also use copies of work or public place accident book reports, CCTV footage, and your medical records to help support your claim.

You can learn more about this by reading our guide to proving negligence.

How Long After Injuring My Hip Can I Claim?

After injuring your hip, you will generally have 3 years from the date of the accident to start a claim for compensation. Exceptions to the time limit may be made in certain cases. You can get further information about the limitation period in our comprehensive guide.

Can I Claim Hip Injury Compensation On A No Win No Fee Basis?

Yes, you can claim hip injury compensation on a No Win No Fee basis via the Conditional Fee Agreement offered by the solicitors on our expert panel. This allows you to work with them without paying any service fees prior to or during the claims process. It also means that these fees are not charged if you are not awarded compensation for the hip injury.

If you win, your solicitor will deduct a limited percentage of your compensation as their success fee. This percentage is legally capped and discussed beforehand, giving you clarity from the outset that you will receive the bulk of the compensation.

Contact How Much Compensation’s advisory team today to learn more about No Win No Fee terms and how our panel provides dedicated support to clients claiming for hip injuries.

Why Choose How Much Compensation For A Hip Injury Claim?

By choosing How Much Compensation for a hip injury claim, you gain access to an expert personal injury solicitor from our panel who will prioritise your recovery and individual needs from the outset. Our panel places great importance on client care, recognising that supporting your long-term mobility after a hip injury is as essential as providing knowledgeable legal representation.

As part of this tailored and individual approach, our panel delivers a range of comprehensive services, including:

• Recommending rehabilitation services experienced with managing the long-term effects of hip injuries, including hydrotherapy, orthopaedic specialists, and physiotherapy.
• Helping you to apply for interim payments if you need early access to your compensation to fund private hip surgery or make adaptations to the home.
• Assisting in collecting evidence, such as copies of MRI scans detailing the hip injury, and ensuring your claim is submitted within the applicable time limit.
• Valuing your claim with meticulous attention to detail and negotiating a settlement that reflects the long-term impact of reduced mobility and joint degeneration.
• Keeping you regularly updated on your case’s progress, using your preferred method of communication.

Contact Our Team

If you are ready to find out how our panel helps clients pursue hip injury compensation, contact our dedicated team of advisors today by:

• Calling on 0800 408 7826.
• Discussing your case live.
• Filling out our simple contact form.

More Information

Find more information in our helpful guides:

• View our guide to ligament damage claims.
• Here, we look at soft tissue injury claims.
• Learn more about broken tibia and fibula injury claims.

References:

• NHS information on broken hip injuries.
• Find out more about Statutory Sick Pay using this government resource.
• Information on fall prevention from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents.

Speak to an advisor to learn more about the process of assessing how much compensation for a hip injury someone might be awarded.