San Francisco Ligament Sprain Injury Attorneys

The San Francisco California ligament sprain injury lawyers at DiMarco | Araujo | Montevideo have spent over three decades helping victims of injuries like ligament sprains and their families. We have seen how an injury can turn a person’s world upside down. We want to help right the world for you and help you recover both physically and monetarily. We will be with you all the way.

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Our injury attorneys have dedicated themselves to staying up to date on injury case laws, precedence, law changes, and statutes in California. We are ready to fight for you and maximize the compensation you legally deserve. Call our personal injury and work injury law firm at (415) 200-0701. We will promise to give you straight and clear answers.

Ligament Sprain Definition

Ligaments are sprained when too much pressure against a ligament causes it to go beyond its operating range. This extra extension could cause a full or partial tear. The sprains can take quite a bit of time to fully heal and they usually are rather painful. Be sure to be careful and get medical attention as the chance of reinjuring the ligament is high until it has fully healed.

Grading Sprains

The grading system for ligament sprains focuses on how much tearing happened to the ligament. Grade 3 sprained ligaments cause a lot of pain because the ligament has torn fully. The joint will probably not feel strong enough to use. There usually is an audible “popping” sound with grade 3 sprains. With grade 2 ligament sprains, it is difficult to put weight on the injured ligament without the use of crutches. These injuries have an increased amount of swelling, bruising, and tenderness. Grade 1 ligament sprains are the mildest and usually do not affect joint strength.

Ligament Sprains: Critical Signs

Getting medical attention or assistance for any injury is crucial because treating injuries as soon as possible is important for proper healing. The following signs are further reasons to call for help: You heard a “popping” sound when the injury happened, there is quite a bit of pain, the injured area feels numb, you cannot put pressure on the extremity, or it is hard to feel or use the extremities, significant swelling.

Causes of Ligament Sprain Injuries

Our ligament sprain injury attorneys have represented ligament sprain cases over the past three decades. Here are the most common causes for ligament sprains: work injuries, slip, trip and fall injuries, sports injuries (eg: wrestling, baseball, tennis, soccer (especially women’s soccer for knee ligament sprains), racquetball, football, softball, rugby, boxing, and running), bicycle accidents, auto/car accidents, pedestrian accidents, crosswalk accidents, motorcycle accidents, job accidents, staircase accidents, defective products, walking or running on an uneven surface, construction site accidents, sudden twisting and trying to stop your body’s motion too quickly or awkwardly.

Ligament Sprain vs. Muscle Strain

The terms sprain and strain do sound very similar. They, however, have an important difference. Sprains refer to injuries to ligaments while strains refer to tearing muscles and surrounding tendons.

Sprain Injury While Working

The most common ways an employee sprains their ligaments while working include: lifting heavy objects, falling, accidents with work, factory, farm or construction equipment, tripping or slipping, and stopping or rotating too quickly. The work injury law firm of DiMarco | Araujo | Montevideo is very prepared to represent you for your workers’ compensation claims as well as personal injury cases for all types of ligament sprain injuries. We will proactively and comprehensively protect your rights as your employer cannot penalize or fire you for filing a workers’ compensation claim.

Locations of Ligament Sprain Injuries

Any place in our body where there are two bones that join together there is a ligament. The typical ligaments that are sprained include: sprained ankles, finger sprains, knee ligament sprains, medial collateral ligament (MCL) sprains, anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) sprains, lateral collateral ligament (LCL) sprains, posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) sprains, high ankle sprains, ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) sprains, patellar tendon (PTL) sprains, toe sprains, wrist sprains, and elbow sprains.

Ligament Sprains - Treatment

The medical professionals will figure out the status of the ligament (if it was fully or partially torn) and what the correct treatment and rest plan will be. Surgery can be one possible solution for cases of sprains that are more severe. Tommy John Surgery, which has been conducted on many professional baseball pitchers after a ligament injury, is a famous example of a surgery for a ligament sprain.

Preventing Ligament Sprains

You can attempt preventing ligament sprains by: (1) always being mindful of what the proper form is while twisting, lifting, running, turning your body, or playing sports, (2) starting your workout, workday, activity, or sport slowly with a warm-up and then stretching, and (3) keeping your body in good physical shape.

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We gladly give all of our potential clients a free initial consultation and case evaluation as they can be used to help you get to know us while discussing your specific case, questions and concerns with one of our seasoned attorneys. Even beyond that first free meeting, we will work for you on a contingency basis so you will not owe or pay us anything unless and until we win your injury case. The San Francisco ligament sprain injury lawyers at DiMarco | Araujo | Montevideo will come to your house or hospital room if you are unable to make it to our office. We are available to meet Monday through Friday between 8:30am to 5:30pm. By appointment, we will meet all other times including Saturdays, Sundays and in the evening.

Law Firm of DiMarco | Araujo | Montevideo
San Francisco, California ~ (415) 200-0701

Knee Replacements

One common reason for knee replacements is if ligaments have torn around the knee. Many partial or total knee replacement surgeries use a technique where the surgeon has to remove or damage the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and posterior cruciate ligament (PCL).