It’s easy to injure your foot and/or ankle anywhere – at the store, in your home and at work. Athletes injure both all the time playing contact sports by breaking a bone from being stepped on by another player or spraining an ankle when sliding into home plate. They make large salaries and have excellent health insurance to not worry about being out for the season or paying for out-of-pocket expenses (e.g. physical therapy).
However, a worker who injures his or her foot and/or ankle at work does have these worries. The foot and ankle are very complex in their moving parts. We take for granted for what they allow us to do, such as run, jump, walk and pivot. When we injure one or both, we don’t know how bad the injury is until we seek medical attention. Right after your accident, you need to contact an ankle and foot injury lawyer. At Saffren & Weinberg, we work to protect your rights and get you all the benefits you deserve. We know time is not on our side, so it is vital to collect as much evidence as possible, which includes filing a claim and the amount of recovery needed to get you back to work.
The foot and ankle are made up of 26 bones, 33 joints and more than 100 muscles, tendons and ligaments. The foot is made up of three sections:
Foot injuries on the job include:
They can also be caused by standing for a long period of time or walking, which can cause the joints of bones to become out of alignment (“flat feet”). A number of professions put workers at risk for foot and ankle injuries, including construction, nursing, auto mechanics and hair stylists.
The ankle is made up of three bones: the tibia, fibula and talus. The three most common types of ankle injuries are:
Treatment for ankle and foot injuries can range from rest and medications to surgery and physical therapy. It’s easy to mistake a sprain for a fracture, since both have pain and swelling and not being able to put weight on the foot, which is why a trip to the hospital is needed.
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