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Damage to the hip can dramatically affect your ability to walk, work, and live independently in Ardmore, OK. When someone else’s negligence causes a hip injury, you may be entitled to substantial damages. McKay Law represents hip injury victims throughout OK. We handle cases involving broken hips, dislocations, torn cartilage, and chronic hip conditions resulting from trauma. Hip trauma carries special consequences because the hip joint bears the weight of the body and is essential to walking, standing, and most daily activities—leading to permanent limitations for many victims. Seniors are particularly vulnerable to hip trauma—many elderly hip fracture victims never fully recover their pre-injury function. These injuries typically result from premises liability incidents, vehicle accidents, on-the-job injuries, and sudden traumatic impacts. Medical treatment frequently demands long-term care—with options ranging from joint replacement to complex reconstructive surgery. Many hip injury victims face permanent mobility limitations, chronic pain, reduced range of motion, leg length discrepancy, post-traumatic arthritis, difficulty walking or standing, inability to return to previous occupation, and loss of independence. Our Ardmore orthopedic injury lawyers recognize that hip injuries carry consequences that last for decades—they can end careers in physical occupations and disrupt retirement plans. That’s why we fight for full and fair compensation, including surgery and rehabilitation expenses, time off work, reduced earning ability, physical pain, and the lifetime impact on your independence. Future surgeries are common with hip injuries—making future medical costs a critical part of your damages. Insurers frequently push for quick settlements before the full impact is known—we make sure your settlement accounts for the lifetime of medical care you’ll need. We work with orthopedic surgeons, physical therapists, life care planners, and vocational specialists to demonstrate the lifetime cost of your injury. Every client we represent is handled on a contingency basis—no fees unless we recover. Don’t settle before you know the full extent of your future treatment needs. Call McKay Law now for a no-cost case review with a Ardmore, OK orthopedic injury attorney who will fight for the full recovery you deserve.
Hip injuries rank among the most serious injuries possible. The hip is a major weight-bearing joint, so injury severely impacts daily function. Hip fractures, dislocations, labral tears, and joint damage frequently require surgery and lifetime treatment. For elderly victims especially, hip fractures often lead to lasting disability or death within a year. Our firm fights for hip injury victims in Ardmore and across the state.
Broken hips:
Neck fractures
Fractures of the upper femur
Fractures below the greater trochanter
Pelvic ring fractures
Hip socket fractures
Hip joint dislocation:
Front dislocations
Posterior dislocations
Soft tissue damage:
Labral tears
Femoroacetabular impingement
Hip flexor strains
Hip bursitis
Hip tendinitis
Post-traumatic conditions:
Traumatic osteoarthritis
Avascular necrosis
Failed hip replacements:
Hip replacement loosening
Metal-on-metal complications
Failed hip prostheses
Hip fractures are catastrophic in older adults:
Cases involving elderly victims often have substantial damages.
Even with surgery and rehabilitation, the hip often doesn’t fully recover:
You typically have two years from the date of the incident to file (Okla. Stat. tit. 12, § 95). For elderly victims, additional procedures may apply.
We work closely with orthopedic specialists and rehab providers to build a complete medical record, address pre-existing condition arguments head-on, include future medical needs and permanent impairment, investigate hip implant failures when applicable, and prepare every case as if it will go to trial.
A: Yes. Elderly hip fracture cases often have substantial value, especially if nursing home neglect is involved.
A: Nothing upfront. We only get paid if we win.
A: Depends on severity, surgery, lost income, and permanent impact. Surgery and permanent impairment substantially increase value.
A: Definitely. Hip implant failures are often the basis of product liability lawsuits.
A: Not necessarily. Aggravation of pre-existing conditions is fully compensable.
A: Possibly. Lifetime surgical care is common with serious hip injuries. These future costs are recoverable.
A: No. Talk to a lawyer first.
A: 2 years from the date of the incident (Okla. Stat. tit. 12, § 95). Act fast — prompt action protects your case.
Few injuries affect mobility and independence the way hip injuries do. Hip mechanics support virtually every standing and walking activity. Hip injury disrupts almost every activity. Elderly hip injuries are uniquely dangerous. An attorney familiar with these distinctive cases builds these cases around the unique consequences hip injuries produce.
The hip joint is fundamentally weight-bearing. Different from most joints, hips are continuously load-bearing.
Hip injury affects:
Particularly for elderly patients, hip injuries are associated with substantial mortality.
Medical research demonstrates that hip fracture patients over age 65 experience significantly elevated mortality rates within the year following the injury.
This mortality risk affects damages calculations, especially in cases where the hip injury contributed to death.
Surgery is frequently necessary. Hip procedures are major surgical events, involving substantial surgical risks.
Permanent limitations are typical.
Hip fractures are the most catastrophic hip injuries.
Femoral neck fractures are a major fracture type. These typically need surgical repair.
Hip fractures at the intertrochanteric area are typical.
Fractures below the trochanters are another fracture pattern.
Fractures of the hip socket are catastrophic. Acetabular damage is particularly difficult to repair.
Hip dislocations can occur in high-energy trauma. These need immediate medical intervention to minimize long-term consequences.
Labral tears create ongoing problems. Surgical repair often necessary.
Trochanteric bursitis develops after injury produce ongoing pain.
Hip cartilage trauma can lead to early-onset arthritis.
Avascular necrosis leads to bone death. Can be a complication of hip trauma and frequently requires hip replacement surgery.
Post-traumatic arthritis is common can develop over time.
Falls are the leading cause of hip injuries.
Falls in older adults are especially dangerous. Even modest falls in elderly people can cause hip fractures.
Auto accidents produce hip trauma. Side-impact (T-bone) crashes are particularly likely to cause hip fractures.
Slip incidents frequently produce hip damage. The pattern of slip-and-fall hip injuries is recognized.
Job-related injuries can cause hip damage.
Athletic activities can cause hip damage.
Vehicle strikes of pedestrians and cyclists produce hip damage.
Major force incidents can produce acetabular fractures.
Non-surgical treatment is sometimes possible, particularly for stable injuries. This typically includes pain management.
Most significant hip injuries require surgery.
Repairing fractures with plates, screws, or rods is common for many fracture types.
THA procedures is the standard for major hip damage. This involves removing the damaged hip joint and replacing it with prosthetic components.
Partial replacement replaces only the femoral head.
Hip resurfacing preserves more of the natural bone.
For arthroscopic-treatable injuries, minimally invasive arthroscopic procedures may apply.
Significant recovery is needed. PT often continues for months after the injury or surgery.
These cases support meaningful compensation:
Medical costs are substantial:
Hip replacements last a limited time. Hip implants typically last 15-20 years necessitating revision.
Future hip surgery is typically a recoverable damages element.
Hip injury patients may need future joint surgery.
Recovery prevents return to work for significant periods.
Hip injuries permanently affect work requiring physical activity.
Hip pain is substantial.
Hip injuries change basic life experiences, creating significant non-economic damages.
Hip injuries impact intimate relationships.
In cases involving hip injury fatality, wrongful death damages apply.
Hip fracture mortality risk matters for case strategy.
For older plaintiffs, wrongful death claims may be appropriate even if the hip injury wasn’t the direct cause of death.
Hip injuries in older adults may result in nursing home placement. This represents substantial damages.
Elderly patients often have multiple medical conditions. Defense will argue that other conditions caused symptoms, requiring careful medical analysis.
Especially in elderly cases, pre-existing conditions like osteoporosis, arthritis, and prior falls are leveraged by defense. Pre-existing conditions don’t bar recovery.
Treatment compliance challenges.
“You’re fine now”. This defense fails when surgery is required, when revision surgery is anticipated, or when functional limitations persist.
Comparative negligence.
In elderly cases, “It was just aging”.
Same-day medical attention is critical.
Diagnostic imaging are essential for diagnosis and case-building.
Consistent treatment without gaps protects against treatment gap defenses.
Record real-world impact.
All symptom documentation.
Photograph healing and rehabilitation.
The full damages picture takes time to emerge. Early settlement is rarely in your interest.
Lawyers handling these cases work on contingency. These cases require investment in medical experts, life-care planners, and vocational experts paid by counsel.
Hip injury cases benefit from prompt legal involvement.
Real-time injury documentation builds stronger cases. OK’s statute of limitations applies regardless.
Connecting with a Ardmore hip injury attorney quickly protects every aspect of the claim while the case is being built and the long-term consequences become clear.
Few injuries reshape daily life as drastically as a serious hip injury. The hip is the pivot point of nearly every movement we make — walking, standing, sitting, climbing stairs, getting in and out of a car, even rolling over in bed — and when a dislocation strikes, even the simplest motion transforms into a struggle. Hip injuries are common in car crashes, falls from heights, slip-and-fall accidents on hard surfaces, pedestrian accidents, and incidents on poorly maintained property — and they impact with extra force on older adults, where a broken hip can launch a cascade of complications that significantly reduce independence and life expectancy. At McKay Law, we manage hip injury cases by partnering with orthopedic surgeons, physical therapists, and life-care planners who can verify the full scope of the damage and chart the future care a victim will need.
The treatment path for a serious hip injury typically includes surgical repair or full hip replacement, weeks of hospitalization and inpatient rehabilitation, months of outpatient physical therapy, and, in plenty of cases, permanent loss of range of motion or chronic pain. Insurance companies tend to reduce these claims by pointing to pre-existing arthritis, even when the trauma is what caused the failure. When you join the McKay Law family, we don’t accept those tactics and fight for every dollar your recovery requires. We fight for full compensation for emergency care, surgery and hip replacement, hospitalization and inpatient rehab, ongoing physical therapy, mobility aids and home modifications, prescription costs, future medical needs, time away from work, loss of livelihood, the loss of independence and quality of life, and the deep pain and limitation a hip injury leaves behind. Contact us today at (866) 679-9651 or reach out online to arrange your free consultation and place a firm that understands what a hip injury really takes from you in your corner.
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