The Orthopedic Injury Lawyers at the Schmidt Salita Law work with medical doctors specializing in Orthopedic Surgery. Orthopedic Surgery is the medical specialty that deals with injuries to the muscles, ligaments, tendons, and bones of the human body. Specialists in Orthopedic Surgery, and Orthopedic Surgeons, are often involved when people are injured in trauma from car accidents, trucking accidents, motorcycle accidents, and pedestrian-car accidents. They are also often involved in workplace injuries involving personal injury to those same areas of the body.
It is vital that a personal injury lawyer has knowledge of the medical field of orthopedic surgery in order to properly represent the victims of personal injury effectively. The Orthopedic Injury Lawyers on the Schmidt Salita Law Team have many years of experience in handling orthopedic injuries and working with orthopedic surgeons.
The field of Orthopedic Surgery includes treatment, both surgical and non-surgical, of injuries to the shoulders, elbows, wrists, hands, sacroiliac joint, hips, knees ankles, and feet. Orthopedic surgeons typically attempt to treat joint injuries with conservative treatment including physical therapy, medications, injections, and other modalities. Surgery is typically considered the treatment of last resort.
Recently, many orthopedic surgeries that have traditionally been done with open surgery are now being done arthroscopically.
Joint replacement surgeries are becoming more and more common. That includes Total Knee Replacement (TKA) and Total Hip Replacements (THA). Total shoulder replacements, once very rare, are also becoming more common.
Orthopedic Surgeons also treat neck and back injuries, including fractured vertebrae and ruptured or herniated intervertebral discs. Spinal decompression surgeries such as laminotomy/foraminotomy involve surgically creating a larger opening of the lamina to relieve pressure on a pinched nerve. An interbody fusion involves the removal of the intervertebral disc and replacement with bone or another device. Discectomy also involves the removal of the intervertebral disc and replacement with bone fusion and possibly a metal plate. A recent development in Orthopedic Surgery of the spine involves endoscopic surgery, or microdiscectomy, which is a minimally invasive procedure through a small tube that does not involve traditional surgical opening.
Strong medical records, reports, and expert witness testimony are important in any personal injury case. This is especially true in personal injury cases involving orthopedic injuries.
An essential understanding of the medical issues involved with orthopedic injuries and orthopedic surgery is most important to the success of any personal injury lawyer handling injury cases involving orthopedic injuries. The Orthopedic Injury Lawyers and legal assistants on the Schmidt Salita Law Team have that knowledge and experience from over 70 years of experience.
The Schmidt Salita Law Team handles cases involving car accidents, trucking accidents, motorcycle accidents, pedestrian car accidents, and bicycle accidents. It has many years of experience in workers, product liability, and medical malpractice cases.
The Schmidt Salita Law Team has extensive experience with concussion injuries, traumatic brain injuries, neck and back injuries, whiplash injuries, broken bones, injured joint injuries (knee, hip, shoulder, wrist, ankle, spinal), amputation injuries, and vision and eye injuries.
The Schmidt Salita Law Team has offices throughout the State of Minnesota. Its primary location is at Ridgedale Office Center in Minnetonka, near the intersection of I394 and I494. The offices offer handicapped accessible with ample parking.
The firm offers contingent fee agreements (You don’t pay lawyers fees until you collect them, and then only as a percentage of the settlement). It also offers home and hospital visits to clients whose injuries present difficulty in coming to the office.
The Schmidt Salita Law Team has locations throughout the Twin Cities metropolitan area of Minneapolis and St. Paul, as well as Minnetonka, Maple Grove, Plymouth, Osseo, Anoka, Coon Rapids, Brooklyn Center, Fridley, Blaine, Shoreview, Woodbury, Falcon Heights, Columbia Park, Stillwater, Hastings, Inver Grove, Cottage Grove, South St. Paul, Apple Valley, Eagan, Burnsville, Savage, Shakopee, Richfield, Bloomington, Chaska, Chanhassen, Edina, Eden Prairie, and Hopkins.
This page has been written, edited, and reviewed by a team of legal writers following our comprehensive editorial guidelines. This page was approved by Founding Partner, Dean M. Salita, with more than 30 years of legal experience as a personal injury attorney.
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