Amputation & Limb Differences

Limb Loss and Limb Differences

There are approximately 1.7 million people with limb loss in the United States (excluding fingers and toes). More than 185,000 new amputations are performed each year in this country. Men are much more likely to suffer amputation or limb difference than are females. Many lose a limb due to a trauma. Some suffer traumatic amputation. Others must have a limb removed as part of a surgery needed to treat injuries suffered in an accident. Still others suffer life threatening infections along with their injuries which ultimately lead to amputation.

Work related injuries are a significant cause of trauma related amputations. Most occur when workers get caught in machinery, equipment or power tools. These injuries are often caused by inadequate warnings, inadequate guarding of moving parts, improper repair and maintenance, improper training on the use of the machine, equipment or tools, or poor instruction regarding safe procedures. All of these types of injuries are foreseeable and can be prevented by appropriate action on the part of manufacturers and others. Other causes of trauma related amputations are motor vehicle crashes. Some result from medical negligence in the diagnosis and treatment of hospital or other acquired bacterial infections.

The loss of a limb often results in a difficult transition back into the work place and into daily activities of life. While there are many resources such as the National Limb Loss Information Center to help patients and families return from devastation of these injuries, often monetary resources are needed to assist with loss of income, health bills, rehabilitation and life care needs. Our mission at Jouard & Pickering is to help patients and families, to fix what can be fixed, and to make up for what can't be fixed. We want to help you back. We will work our hardest to get you the financial resources you need to start, and complete, the road to recover for you and for your family.

The attorneys at Jouard & Pickering are experienced with amputation and loss of limb cases including both traumatic amputation and surgical amputations. We know how to present your case. We understand the burdens suffered by you, your spouse and your family. We know the experts to retain to explain your life-care needs, your loss of ability to earn a living, the funds you need to pay others, the funds you need to help you and your family, and for those things that can be made up for or helped, why the jury should fully compensate you for the greatest loss of all-your health and vitality.

Contact the law firm of Jouard & Pickering. We will arrange a free initial consultation, during which we will evaluate your case and help you and your family manage the devastation caused by your injury.

Jouard & Pickering, P.C.
2038 Caribou Drive
Suite 100
Fort Collins, CO 80525
Phone: 970-482-1977
Toll-free: 888-482-1977
Fax: 970-225-6649
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