Broken Toes Compensation, Symptoms And Treatment

Broken toes are perhaps one of the most common injuries that exist in the world of broken bones. People often break their toes by simply stubbing them, dropping something on them, or even through a stress fracture which can occur from sudden increased activity and other situations. Most often, broken toes don’t require a lot of serious treatment. Here are more details about what to expect when a toe is broken.

Causes of broken toes

As listed above, broken toes can occur for a variety of reasons. Anything that causes a toe to break will do so because too much pressure is put on the bone, as is the case with any break. Having a fracture in your toe can occur due to:

• Items dropped on toes
• Stubbing toes on hard surfaces
• Sudden stress or increased use can cause stress fractures
• Anything that puts excess pressure on the bones or causes the toe bones to bend in an unusual manner

Symptoms of broken toes

• Symptoms of broken toes can include:
• Deformity, including the toe pointing in the wrong direction or twisted out of place. This can occur with dislocated toes, as well, which is important to note.
• Pain when the toe is moved or touch followed by dull pain in a resting position.
• Swelling
• Bruising or discoloration
• Snapping or popping sounds at the time the toe is injured
• Decreased mobility or pain due to movements

If you have a broken toe, or any other broken bone that is not clearly obvious, an X-ray will be taken to determine that the bone is, in fact, broken.

Treatment for broken toes

Broken toes aren’t as treatable as many breaks. The big toe is most often the one that people seek medical treatment for, but surgery or other medical treatment could be required for smaller toes if the fracture is severe. In most cases, the toe will simply need ice, elevation, and rest. Treatment beyond this varies depending on how severe the fracture is, which toe is broken and where the break is at. The most common treatment for patients without diabetes or peripheral artery disease is to tape the injured toe to the toe next to it in order to allow it to rest and heal. This is known as ‘buddy taping’. You should put some soft foam or felt between the taped toes to protect the skin. Additionally, if taping the toe hurts worse, remove the tape. Left untreated, a fracture in the toes can cause limited movement, long-term pain, and occasional deformities.

Compensation for a broken toe

Many people are unaware that they can claim compensation for a broken or fractured bone but help is at hand. Whether you have been injured at work, on the road, playing sport, in hospital, in the street, in a shop, an office, commercial or public building, at home, a friend's house or any kind of slip, trip or fall.

In addition to claiming compensation for you or a loved ones suffering, you may also be able to claim for medical expenses, lost wages and any other out of pocket expenses.  For an idea of what you could get see some typical compensation amounts.

Pinstripe make it easy for you to claim compensation. All you need to do is complete the simple online form opposite and the experienced and friendly claims team will handle it from there. It's that easy!