Last updated 26th June 2025. In this guide, we will be talking all about scaphoid fracture negligence compensation claims. At Legal Expert, we have the years of experience needed to help you launch a successful missed scaphoid fracture injury claim in order for you to get compensation for not only the suffering you have but also the financial losses you’ve had too. We have helped many medical negligence victims to get the compensation they deserve for this type of injury as well as many others.
You can reach us on our compensation claim line by calling 0800 073 8804. Furthermore, if you prefer, you can reach us using our contact page or write to us using the Live Chat bubble now on screen. But before you go ahead and do this, make sure you read on to find out everything you need to know regarding these claims. This includes when and whether you could be able to make a claim for maximum compensation.
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- What Can Be Claimed For With Missed Scaphoid Fracture Injury Claims
- What Is A Scaphoid Fracture?
- Missed Scaphoid Fracture Compensation – Do I Have A Claim
- Common Causes For Missed Scaphoid Fractures
- The Risks Of Missed Scaphoid Fractures
- What Are The Long Term Effects Of Scaphoid Fractures?
- No Win No Fee Scaphoid Fracture Claims
- Can Legal Expert Help?
- Speak To Legal Expert today
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What Can Be Claimed For With Missed Scaphoid Fracture Injury Claims?
You can claim missed scaphoid fracture compensation for the ways you have been physically, psychologically, and financially impacted by medical negligence. These impacts are divided into two parts:
- General damages, covering your physical and psychological impacts. Some factors that are considered under this head of claim include the severity of your pain, how long recovery is, and the extent of your loss of amenity (the loss of enjoyment in your life).
- Special damages, covering your financial losses. Some types of losses that can be reimbursed include lost wages, medical bills (such as prescription costs), and travel expenses to attend medical appointments.
When general damages are calculated, legal professionals can refer to a document called the Judicial College Guidelines (JCG). The JCG contains guideline compensation values for different types of physical and psychological harm.
Please refer to the table below for guidance, where we have taken some types of harm from the JCG that could result from a missed scaphoid fracture. Please bear in mind though that the top figure is not from the JCG, and none of these figures can be guaranteed for any specific scaphoid fracture negligence claim.
| Type of Injury | Severity | Bracket of Compensation |
|---|---|---|
| More than one type of serious harm with special damages | Serious | Up to £250,000+ |
| Wrist | Complete loss of function (a) | £58,710 to £73,050 |
| Significant permanent disability (b) | £29,900 to £47,810 | |
| Less severe (c) | £15,370 to £29,900 | |
| Soft-tissue injury (d) | £7,420 to £12,630 | |
| Hand | Serious (e) | £35,390 to £75,550 |
| Less Serious (g) | £17,640 to £35,390 | |
| Serious injury to thumb (t) | £15,370 to £20,460 | |
| Moderate (h) | £6,910 to £16,200 |
To learn more about how much compensation for a scaphoid fracture negligence claim could potentially be claimed, please contact us today and tell us about your specific circumstances.
What Is A Scaphoid Fracture?
In order to help understand scaphoid injury claims, let’s start by looking at what this type of injury actually entails.
In your wrist, you have a number of different bones. The scaphoid is the smallest one of these bones. It is one of the carpal bones in your hand, located around the wrist area, situated just under the thumb.
In fact, it is most common carpal bone to fracture. It usually happens when someone falls on their hand when it is outstretched.
Some of the symptoms a person will experience during a scaphoid fracture include swelling and pain. Such an injury can sometimes be difficult to identify, though, as the anatomy of the wrist is complex. If treatment is delayed or the injury goes undetected, it can cause damage to the wrist that is irreversible.
How Is A Scaphoid Injury Diagnosed?
You may be wondering, “how is a scaphoid injury diagnosed?” Medical professionals can diagnose an injury like this through many different methods. They include:
- MRI scans
- X-rays
- Plain radiographs
- Bone scintigraphy
It might not always be realistic for a medical professional to use all of these techniques, however. Please bear in mind, though, that if you have suffered a missed scaphoid fracture because of a breach of duty of care, you may be able to claim for medical negligence if you’re able to prove that the injury worsened due to this. Contact us today for free legal advice to learn more about this.
Missed Scaphoid Fracture Compensation – Do I Have A Claim?
You may have a scaphoid fracture negligence claim if you have evidence to prove that negligence occurred. Negligence is when:
- You are owed a duty of care.
- This duty of care is breached.
- You suffer avoidable harm (harm that could’ve been avoided) as a result of this breach.
All medical professionals owe the patients they treat a duty of care. This duty of care requires them to always provide the correct expected standards of care. As such, a medical professional can breach their duty of care if they ever provide substandard care.
To confirm whether you are eligible for missed scaphoid fracture compensation, please have a chat to us today about your situation. We are available 24/7. Additionally, please continue reading to see how a medical professional could breach their duty of care exactly.
Common Causes For Missed Scaphoid Fractures
Here are some examples of how a medical professional could breach their duty of care and miss a scaphoid fracture, and how avoidable harm could result from this:
- You go to A&E with symptoms that are compatible with a scaphoid fracture. But, the doctor failed to send you to have an X-ray scan. Because you were dismissed, your fracture was not identified. This led to you suffering avascular necrosis.
- Your scaphoid fracture was diagnosed correctly, but a nurse didn’t apply your cast properly. This led to malunion of the bone, which required surgery.
- A junior doctor sends you to have an X-ray scan without asking about the mechanism of your injury. This failure to take a thorough history meant that the doctor didn’t take the X-ray from the correct angle. Therefore, your scaphoid fracture was missed. Because your fracture was not treated properly, this eventually led to arthritis in the area.
It’s important to note that a missed scaphoid fracture could happen even if the correct standard of care is met. For this reason, it’s important to check with us whether scaphoid fracture negligence has actually occurred.
The Risks Of Missed Scaphoid Fractures
If a scaphoid fracture is not diagnosed and treatment is not given in a timely manner, complications can arise, which can cause long-term health issues. Such risks and complications can include the following:
- Arthritis in the area where there has been a fracture. If the fracture is not treated or diagnosed properly, the risk of experiencing arthritis increases greatly.
- Avascular necrosis. This happens when the blood supply is interrupted because of the fracture, which stops healing from occurring and eventually causes the bone to die.
- The bone fragments may start to heal together in the incorrect position, which can lead to restricted movement and pain, which can then mean surgery is needed to correct it.
- Non-union or delayed union of bone fragments. Usually, this means surgery or that the plaster cast will need to be worn for longer.
What Are The Long-Term Effects Of Scaphoid Fractures?
Scaphoid fractures can differ in severity considerably. However, there are a number of long-term effects that can happen. This includes manifest osteoarthritis, marked radio carpal osteoarthritis, non-union of the fracture, and dorsal intercalated-segment instability.
No Win, No Fee Scaphoid Fracture Claims
One of the main reasons why our service is so popular is because of our 100 per cent No Win No Fee approach, through a Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA).
This means that you will not pay us anything for your solicitor’s services if we do not successfully secure compensation for you. This ensures that you are always protected when you use our service. You do not have to worry about a scenario whereby you have solicitor fees to fund but you have no compensation to cover it with. That simply cannot happen when you choose to make a claim with us. This can give you complete peace of mind when making scaphoid fracture negligence claim with a specialist solicitor.
Can Legal Expert Help?
There are many reasons why you should choose Legal Expert when making a scaphoid fracture negligence claim. Not only do we offer a 100 per cent No Win No Fee service, but also we have years and years of experience in the industry. We have helped many medical negligence victims to get the compensation that they deserve. You can be sure that we have handled cases similar to yours. We have a great track record and excellent client feedback to back this up.
Please remember that this only indicates what you could receive from a missed scaphoid fracture. If you contact us, we’re able to provide you with a more accurate compensation estimate over the phone and can answer any questions you have.
Scaphoid Injury Claims FAQs
What is a scaphoid injury?
In your wrist, you have a number of different bones. The scaphoid is one of these. It is one of the carpal bones in your hand, located around the wrist area. In fact, it is the most common carpal bone to fracture. A scaphoid fracture usually happens when someone falls on his or her hand when it is outstretched.
What happens if a scaphoid fracture is left untreated?
Fractures of any kind require treatment to ensure that they don’t cause any further damage. The bone may heal in an incorrect position or even cause further splintering. With this in mind, always seek medical attention as soon as you suspect a fracture, particularly if you wish to have evidence in order to make a claim.
Do I have grounds to claim?
Providing that the injury happens due to third-party negligence, you could claim scaphoid fracture injury compensation. Please call today for a free consultation with one of our specialists.
How much is a wrist injury worth?
There is no way of saying how much your claim could be worth without assessing the details of your case.
How much compensation could I get?
For a free consultation and estimate, please get in touch today.
How can No Win No Fee claims help?
These types of agreements can allow you to get legal help without the worry of solicitor fees. You only have to pay if they win your case for you, meaning you won’t be out of pocket.
How can Legal Expert help?
We provide a claims management service and work with a panel of medical negligence lawyers that can handle your claim on a No Win No Fee basis.
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Are you ready to make scaphoid injury claims?
If so, we are ready and waiting to help you. All you need to do is give our team a call on 0800 073 8804. This is our claims line and it is open seven days a week, from 9 a.m. until 9 p.m. so you can call at any time that suits you. We can also answer any queries you have and provide you with scaphoid fracture compensation case studies. We also have plenty of other ways for you to get in touch, which you can see on our contact page. Feel free to use our online instant messaging feature or to request a call back on our website if you would prefer to do so.
Useful Links
Scaphoid Information NHS– This is a PDF that has been put together by NHS Wales, which provides patient information on scaphoid injuries. You can find details on treatment, recovery, and much more.
Misdiagnosis Claim– This link takes you to one of our other guides, which is about claiming compensation for a misdiagnosis. You can find information on filing such a claim as well as calculating how much you will receive.
Thanks for reading our scaphoid fracture negligence claims guide. We hope you now have a greater understanding of how to claim for a missed scaphoid fracture.
