Foot and ankle surgeon medico-legal reports
Independent reports on foot and ankle fractures, crush injuries and post-traumatic complications, prepared by GMC-registered consultant foot and ankle surgeons to CPR Part 35 standards for claims across England and Wales.
Foot and ankle injuries are easy to underestimate and slow to forgive. Expert Medical arranges independent reports from consultant foot and ankle surgeons on ankle fractures, pilon and calcaneal fractures, Lisfranc injuries, crush injuries and ruptured tendons, together with the complications that follow them, from malunion and stiffness to post-traumatic arthritis and complex regional pain syndrome. Each report gives a reasoned opinion on diagnosis, causation and prognosis.
Solicitors instruct foot and ankle reports in workplace claims where a load is dropped or a vehicle passes over a foot, in road traffic accident and motorcycle cases, and in tripping claims against occupiers and highway authorities. Insurers use the same independent evidence to test prognosis and future loss. Where mobility or standing tolerance is limited, the report links that limitation to earnings and care.
Consultant foot and ankle specialists
Reports are prepared by GMC-registered consultant orthopaedic surgeons whose practice is the foot and ankle. That focus matters, because a calcaneal fracture, a Lisfranc injury and a ruptured Achilles tendon behave differently, and the prognosis in each depends on detail a general orthopaedic opinion can miss.
Complications given proper weight
The report deals squarely with what follows the fracture: malunion, stiffness, post-traumatic arthritis, the prospect of fusion or further surgery, and pain conditions such as complex regional pain syndrome. Walking distance, standing tolerance and footwear restrictions are recorded, because those details decide what the injury actually costs the claimant.
CPR Part 35 compliant
Every report is addressed to the court and prepared under CPR Part 35 and Practice Direction 35, with the statement of truth and the expert's declaration of duty included. The surgeon's overriding duty is to the court, and written Part 35 questions from either party are answered by the expert personally.
Instruct a foot and ankle surgeon
A foot that no longer bears weight properly changes a working life. Send us the records and the questions in dispute, and we will match the case to a consultant foot and ankle surgeon and deliver an independent report prepared for court.
- Ankle fractures, including pilon and bimalleolar injuries
- Calcaneal fractures after falls from height
- Lisfranc and midfoot injuries
- Crush injuries from dropped loads and vehicle contact
- Achilles tendon ruptures and tendon injuries
- Post-traumatic arthritis, malunion and fusion surgery
- Complex regional pain syndrome following foot and ankle trauma
- Opinion on mobility, standing tolerance and working capacity
- Workplace, road traffic and tripping accident claims
- Part 35 question responses and joint statements
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