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Spinal Cord Injury

A spinal cord injury (SCI) is a debilitating event that results in exorbitant costs to the family who must care for the victim. Expenses can mount quickly and continue throughout the lifetime of the victim. Specialized medical supplies and drugs, medical care, medical equipment, care by attendants, and adaptive technologies might all be required.  If you live in Clearwater or the Tampa area, it is important to get a local Clearwater or Tampa malpractice attorney involved in order to recover compensation for past and future medical expenses, lost wages, and pain and suffering.

Speak to a Malpractice Attorney in the Tampa About Recovering for Your Injuries

The Spinal Cord Injury Resource Center reports that approximately 450,000 people live with SCI in the United States, and that about 10,000 new SCI cases occur each year. Common causes of spinal cord injury include car accidents, gunshots, falls, and diseases such as polio and spina bifida. Although many symptoms of spinal cord damage appear immediately after an injury, some symptoms develop slowly. About one in 20 cervical fractures is missed by professionals. Whiplash, commonly caused in car accidents, can easily remain undiagnosed as a spinal cord injury.

A spinal cord injury can result in the following types of paralysis:

• Tetraplegia or Quadriplegia: Complete paralysis that affects the body from the neck down
• Hemiplegia: Paralysis that affects only one side of the body
• Paraparesis: Partial paralysis that affects the lower limbs
• Paraplegia: Complete paralysis that affects the lower half of the body including both legs

Some common symptoms of spinal cord injury include the following:

You Need an Experienced Tampa Malpractice Attorney for Your Spinal Cord Injury Case

Serious spinal cord injuries require an attorney with years of experience in properly developing and trying cases that involve spinal injury. One of the most important parts of a spinal cord injury case is valuing and proving the cost and extent of future rehabilitative needs of the victim. In the Tampa area, the caring attorneys of the Clearwater medical malpractice law firm, H. Dennis Rogers, P.A. know how to value, strategize, and develop spinal cord injury cases.

Do not risk having a case undervalued by an inexperienced malpractice attorney in Tampa. We are ready to fight to obtain the compensation and justice that our clients deserve. For malpractice lawyers in Tampa, Pinellas, Hillsborough, Pasco, Hernando, Citrus, Polk, and Manatee Counties, please contact us by using our toll-free telephone number: (888) 810-5155.