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Serious pelvic trauma are among the most serious injuries in any accident in Edmond, OK. When wrongful conduct results in damage to your pelvis, the law gives you the right to pursue meaningful recovery. McKay Law advocates for pelvic injury victims throughout OK. Pelvic injuries are particularly dangerous because it houses major blood vessels, organs, and nerves—requiring urgent emergency intervention to prevent death. Common pelvic injuries broken pelvic bones, hip socket damage, and injuries to organs within the pelvis. These injuries typically result from high-impact car accidents (especially side-impact and head-on collisions), motorcycle crashes, truck wrecks, pedestrian collisions, falls from height, severe slip-and-falls especially in elderly victims, workplace accidents, and crush injuries. Pelvic fractures in older adults are particularly devastating—frequently leading to loss of independence and permanent disability. Care for pelvic trauma often involves major surgery—with options ranging from emergency hemorrhage control to complex reconstructive surgery. Severe pelvic injuries can cause chronic pain, mobility limitations, sexual dysfunction, urinary incontinence, bowel dysfunction, infertility, pregnancy complications, post-traumatic arthritis, leg length discrepancy, and difficulty walking. Pelvic trauma is often accompanied by other injuries—and complete medical care must address all related injuries. Our Edmond personal injury attorneys understand the full impact of pelvic injuries—with sensitivity to the personal and often private nature of these injuries. We work with orthopedic surgeons, urologists, gynecologists, pain management specialists, and life care planners to demonstrate the lifetime cost of treatment. We recover all available damages including medical bills, emergency surgery costs, future care, fertility treatments, mental health treatment, lost wages, lost earning capacity, pain and suffering, mental anguish, and damages for loss of intimacy and consortium. Pelvic trauma often causes significant lost earning capacity—requiring lifetime income loss calculations. The consequences extend to intimacy, family planning, and personal identity—loss of fertility creates its own category of damages. Adjusters may dispute the long-term impact—we make sure your settlement accounts for lifetime consequences. Every client we represent is handled on a no-win, no-fee basis—you pay nothing unless we win. Don’t settle before you know the full extent of your future needs. Call McKay Law now for a no-cost case review with a compassionate Edmond, OK pelvic injury lawyer who will stand up to the insurance companies on your behalf.
Pelvic injuries can be devastating and life-threatening. The pelvis houses important organs and supports the body, so fractures can damage internal organs and major blood vessels. Pelvic fractures can be fatal — particularly with internal bleeding. Even with survival, the long-term effects can be devastating. McKay Law represents pelvic injury victims in Edmond and in surrounding communities.
Pelvic ring fractures:
Stable fractures
Unstable pelvic fractures
Open book fractures
Vertical fractures
Side-impact fractures
Acetabular damage
SI joint injuries — sacroiliac joint damage
Pubic symphysis trauma — symphysis damage
Broken tailbone — fractured tailbone
Pelvic soft-tissue injuries — non-bone injuries to the pelvic area
Internal pelvic injuries:
Bladder rupture or trauma
Urethral injuries
Bowel injuries
Reproductive organ damage
Blood vessel injuries
Pelvic injuries can affect sexual and reproductive function:
You typically have two years from the date of the incident to file (Okla. Stat. tit. 12, § 95).
We partner with treating doctors to establish the lasting impact, project long-term medical needs, build evidence of intimate damages, partner with mental health specialists, build comprehensive damages, and prepare every case as if it will go to trial.
A: Substantial. Permanent pelvic injuries involve major damages including lifetime medical care, lost earning capacity, and pain and suffering.
A: Nothing upfront. We only get paid if we win.
A: Absolutely. Loss of sexual function is recoverable.
A: Yes. Loss of consortium covers loss of companionship and sexual relations.
A: Depends on the specific injuries. Reproductive damage is recoverable.
A: Often, yes. Future surgical care is common.
A: Never. Call us first.
A: Two years from the date of the incident (Okla. Stat. tit. 12, § 95). Move quickly — prompt medical care strengthens claims.
Few injuries combine the systemic complications of pelvic trauma. The pelvis houses critical organs. It transfers body weight to the legs. When the pelvis is injured, the consequences extend far beyond the pelvic bones themselves. The pelvis houses organs whose damage can be fatal. Multiple body functions can be permanently impaired. An attorney familiar with these distinctive cases brings expertise in this distinctive area of catastrophic injury law.
The pelvic ring protects the bladder, the bowel, reproductive organs (uterus and ovaries in women; prostate and parts of the reproductive tract in men), major blood vessels, nerves.
The pelvic ring structure. This anatomic configuration tends to break in multiple places.
Pelvic fractures from high-energy trauma are associated with mortality. Internal bleeding from torn vessels in the pelvis leads to fatal blood loss.
Significant force is required for major pelvic fractures. This indicates severe pelvic injury typically involves motor vehicle crashes, falls from height, or crush injuries.
Permanent dysfunction is common.
Pelvic bone fractures account for the most serious pelvic injuries.
Fractures that don’t significantly affect the pelvic ring’s stability. Non-surgical management.
Displaced fractures. Treatment typically requires surgical fixation.
“Open book” fractures involve disruption of the front of the pelvis. Anterior ring opening. These produce severe internal injury.
Side-impact fractures typically result from side-impact (T-bone) crashes.
Vertical displacement fractures are catastrophic. Result from major force.
Acetabular fractures impact hip function. These produce major hip dysfunction.
Sacrum and tailbone fractures can occur with pelvic trauma.
Disruption of the cartilaginous joint at the front of the pelvis occurs in pelvic trauma.
SI joint injuries.
Concurrent injuries with pelvic fractures include:
Urinary bladder injuries frequently accompany pelvic fractures.
Urethral injuries can occur, particularly in men. Permanent urinary consequences.
Bowel injuries from pelvic trauma can require surgical repair.
Damage to reproductive organs impact fertility and reproductive function.
Major blood vessels in the pelvis are vulnerable to damage in pelvic trauma. Bleeding from these vessels can be catastrophic.
Lumbosacral plexus are vulnerable in pelvic trauma, affecting motor and sensory function.
Lumbar spine damage may accompany pelvic injuries.
Thigh bone fractures often occur with pelvic injuries.
Hip injuries can accompany pelvic trauma.
Auto accidents generate many pelvic injury cases.
Side-impact crashes target the pelvic region.
High falls produce devastating pelvic injuries.
Pedestrians struck by vehicles often cause pelvic injuries.
Crushing forces produce devastating pelvic injuries.
Job-related accidents can cause pelvic injuries.
Pelvic injury patients often require emergency stabilization.
Initial treatment involves:
Many pelvic fractures require surgical fixation.
Surgical procedures involve:
Bladder repair, urethral repair (often complex), Bowel surgery, Reproductive surgical repair, vascular repair.
Recovery requires substantial rehabilitation.
Recovery typically extends many months.
Long-term care is common, particularly for systemic complications.
Pelvic injury damages can be substantial include:
Work absence is typically prolonged.
Diminished earning capacity affects many pelvic injury patients.
Substantial physical pain.
Pelvic injuries often eliminate or restrict basic life activities.
Mental health damages frequently develop, particularly given the lifestyle and functional changes.
Pelvic injuries impact:
These warrant major compensation.
Spousal damages matter enormously for pelvic injuries.
Catastrophic pelvic injuries can be fatal, supporting wrongful death claims.
Where conduct was particularly harmful, punitive damages may apply.
Pelvic injuries affecting fertility support substantial damages.
Sexual function damages can be substantial.
Where pelvic injuries cause complications for future pregnancy support specific damages.
Reproductive and sexual function damages raise privacy issues. Sensitive presentation matters significantly.
Pre-existing condition defenses. Pre-existing conditions don’t bar recovery.
“It wasn’t that bad”.
Defense argues complete recovery. This defense fails with documented long-term consequences.
Defense argues reproductive or sexual function issues predate the crash. This requires baseline documentation.
Comparative negligence.
Emergency response is essential.
Pelvic CT, X-rays, Detailed soft tissue imaging.
Specialty consultations:
Document functional changes including pelvic function, urinary function, bowel function, sexual function, reproductive function.
Track sexual/reproductive function.
Psychological care given the functional changes pelvic injuries can produce.
Complications develop over months and years.
Pelvic injuries have substantial long-term consequences. Early settlement substantially undervalues these cases.
Counsel handling these cases earn fees only on recovery. Specialty expertise is essential and expensive reimbursed from the recovery.
Time pressure on these cases is real.
Comprehensive medical documentation through the recovery process builds stronger cases.
Long-term consequences continue developing.
OK’s statute of limitations sets a hard cutoff.
Connecting with a Edmond pelvic injury attorney quickly protects every aspect of the claim while long-term consequences become clear.
The pelvis is the structural cornerstone of the body — and when it shatters, the consequences extend far beyond the bone itself. Pelvic fractures emerge from high-impact car wrecks, motorcycle crashes, pedestrian strikes, falls from heights, and serious workplace accidents — and they often involve damage to the bladder, urethra, reproductive organs, intestines, and the major blood vessels that run through the pelvic region. The acute treatment can include emergency surgery to stop internal bleeding, external fixation devices that protrude through the skin, and weeks of hospitalization. The long-term consequences can include chronic pain, mobility limitations, sexual dysfunction, urinary and bowel complications, and difficulty with childbirth for women of reproductive age. At McKay Law, we handle pelvic injury cases by working alongside orthopedic trauma surgeons, urologists, gynecologists, pain management specialists, and life-care planners who can verify the full extent of the damage and the lifetime of care it may require.
Insurance companies love to reduce the long-term impact of pelvic injuries once the initial fractures appear to have healed, ignoring the chronic pain, the loss of physical capability, the emotional impact of permanent intimate complications, and the cost of follow-up procedures that often span years into the future. When you come into the McKay Law family, we refuse to let your case settle until the full picture of your recovery is in view. We chase full compensation for emergency airlift and trauma care, orthopedic and reconstructive surgeries, surgical hardware, ICU and prolonged hospitalization, ongoing rehabilitation, future medical procedures, urological and gynecological treatment, fertility-related care, mobility aids and home modifications, prescription medications, lost income, diminished earning ability, the loss of intimacy, athletic, and recreational activities your injury has stolen, and the enduring pain and emotional toll a pelvic injury brings. Phone us right away at (866) 679-9651 or contact us online to schedule your free consultation and put a firm that appreciates what a pelvic injury really takes from you behind you.
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