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Iowa Slip and Fall Work Injury: Treating Broken Bones

Slip and fall accidents can lead to serious injuries, including broken bones. Your lost income and medical expenses may be addressed through an Iowa Workers' Compensation claim. To learn what your rights are, you should talk to an Ames work injury lawyer about your case.

Broken bones are sometimes set and placed in a cast to aid the healing. This can help in aligning the bones, but in some cases, broken bones require surgery.

Treating broken bones with surgery will require fixing the bones in place. This can be done with rods, pins, screws or plates. However, even with this option, there could still be complications.

Non-union or mal-union of the bone is one type of complication. This can happen in especially severe breaks, such as with the hip. If the bone is damaged to a point where surgery won’t help, then a replacement may become necessary.

Specific treatment of broken bones depends on several factors, including: 

• patient’s age;
• level of daily activity;
• location of the break; and
• other considerations. 

If you were injured in a slip and fall injury accident on the job, you could be eligible to file an Iowa Workers' Compensation claim. If you need help or if your claim was denied, you should consult immediately with an Ames work injury lawyer. 

Contacting an Ames Work Injury Lawyer

The Ames work injury lawyer team at Walker, Billingsley & Bair work hard to level the field between injured Iowans and insurance companies. To learn more about what our legal team will do to help you protect your Iowa Workers' Compensation claim, contact Walker, Billingsley & Bair to schedule a no-cost consultation. Call 1-515-440-2852 for immediate legal assistance.