Lower limbs

Basic Compensation Levels:

Minor ankle injury	Up to £8,150
Moderate ankle injury	£7,625-£15,500
Severe ankle injury	£18,325-£29,000
Very severe ankle injury	£29,000- £40,750
Moderate Knee Injury	£3,500-£15,500
Severe Knee Injury	£40,750-£56,000
Fracture/soft tissue injury to the leg	£1,000-£16,300
Moderate Injury to the leg	£16,300-£22,650
Serious Leg Injury	£22,650-£32,000
Very Serious Leg Injury	£32,000-£49,350
Extremely serious leg injury	£56,000-£79,000
Below knee amputation one leg	£52,950-£76,350
Above knee amputation one leg	£56,000-£81,500
Below knee amputation both legs	£117,000-£157,750
Total loss of both legs	£140,500-£165,500

Problems that clients face with this type of injury and what the law says.

Any accident causing a reduction in mobility can affect someone psychologically as well as physically, even if it is not very serious. Injuries to the lower limbs range from an ankle sprain to very serious injuries such as amputation.

In calculating the compensation amount you should settle for, your solicitor will consider how long a full recovery is likely to take and the affect to which the injury has rendered the individual disabled.

If amputation is necessary your personal injury lawyer should also consider whether a prosthetic limb is possible, whether there have been previous attempts to save the limb, whether emergency treatment was required and as such the individual was conscious during the amputation. He or she should also consider ongoing transferred pain and the psychological impact of living without the limb.

If you wish to speak to one of our specialist personal injury solicitors, please contact us on freephone 0808 155 4870. We have offices in London, Manchester & Birmingham and operate nationally.