BACK INJURIES
Severe Back Injuries
(a) Serious injury which may cause impotence or bladder
and bowel incontinence.
Between £58,500 and £98,500
(b) Injuries with aggravating features such as reduced bladder
and bowel function, serious sexual difficulties and unsightly scarring
and the possibility of future surgery.
Around £46,300
(c) Injuries to the spine such as disc lesions or fractures
of discs which may cause serious pain, reduced movement, sexual difficulties,
depression, personality change, alcoholism, difficulty finding work and
the risk of arthritis.
Between £22,650 and £40,750
Moderate Back Injuries
(a) Such as a crush fracture of the
bones of the spine (lumbar vertebrae); forward slipping of the bones
of the spine (spondylolisthesis) or a slipped disc (prolapsed disc) causing
osteoarthritis (degeneration of the joints), pain or sexual difficulties.
Between £16,300 and £22,650
(b) Such as damage to ligaments and muscles giving rise
to backache, soft tissue injuries which cause an existing back condition
to flare up or slipped discs.
Between £7,125 and £16,300
Minor Back Injuries
Strains, sprains, disc prolapses and soft tissue injuries from which a full recovery or recovery to 'nuisance' level has been made without surgery:
(a) within about five years;
Between £4,575 and £7,125
(b) within about two years.
Up to £4,575
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