Why You Should Always Seek A Second Opinion When You’ve Broken A Bone

February 28, 2021
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The first thing that comes to mind when you’re involved in a New Haven broken bone injury may not be the need to get a second opinion.  A broken bone is a broken bone right?  It is true that you may not need a second opinion to tell you whether you’ve broken your bone or not, but you may want a second opinion on how to proceed to the healing process.

While there are generally not differing opinions over whether a bone is broken or not, there are often differing opinions about what to do to heal your bone.  The path you choose can determine how successful the healing process will be and whether or not there will be any lasting pain.

Let’s take for example if you break your arm.  Your arm has a lot of moving parts in it and healing properly can be a challenge.  There are some different schools of thought on how to properly heal a broken arm.  Here are a couple of options that a doctor might suggest;

  1. Set your arm in a traditional cast.  This may be the most common path that doctors will take, but it may come with long term challenges with pain and issues long term.
  2. Perform surgery and set your arm with pins to maintain alignment.  At first blush this is a more invasive way to handle a broken bone, but in the long run having a properly aligned bone in your arm may limit the long term impacts of the injury.

A New Haven broken bone injury can be serious and have long term implications.  Knowing all of your options can be critically important to how you heal and live a healthy and happy life moving forward.  You may have not considered whether you should get a second opinion, we suggest that you do to ensure that you get the best possible solution for your broken bone.

If you or a loved one were injured and believe you need an attorney to review your case, contact our office and one of our experienced attorneys will do just that.