Arm and Elbow Injury Compensation UK

Arm and Elbow Injury Compensation Claims

Arm and elbow injuries cover everything from a minor olecranon bursitis to a comminuted humerus fracture requiring plating and leaving permanent nerve damage. The Judicial College Guidelines 17th edition (April 2024) treats arm injuries in a four-tier structure - severe through minor - plus separate brackets for elbow injuries and forearm fractures.

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JCG 17th edition arm injury brackets

Severe arm injuries

Arm injuries falling short of amputation but leaving the injured person in little better position - extremely serious disability. Top of the arm bracket. Mid-to-upper five figures to low six figures.

Injuries resulting in permanent and substantial disablement

Serious fractures of one or both forearms where there is significant permanent residual disability (functional or cosmetic). Mid-five figures.

Less severe injury

Significant disabilities, but where a substantial degree of recovery has taken place or is expected. Low-to-mid five figures.

Simple fractures of the forearm

Radius and/or ulna fractures with standard recovery. Low four-figures to low five-figures depending on residual symptoms.

JCG 17th edition elbow injury brackets

Severely disabling elbow injury

Significant disability. Mid-five figures.

Less severe elbow injuries

Causing impairment of function but not involving major surgery or significant disability. Mid four-figures to low five-figures.

Moderate or minor elbow injury

Simple fractures, tennis elbow syndrome and lacerations. Low four-figures.

Common clinical patterns we see

Humerus fracture - direct impact or fall; may involve radial nerve injury (wrist drop) as a complication.

Routes to an arm / elbow injury claim

RTA - airbag impact, cyclist / motorcyclist outstretched-arm fall, side-impact arm injury. See road traffic accidents.

Special damages in arm / elbow claims

Physiotherapy and occupational therapy.

Frequently asked questions

Potentially - supermarket slip claims are a common line under Occupiers' Liability Act 1957, often engaging the Ward v Tesco [1976] system-inference principle. Your solicitor will investigate the cleaning / inspection records. See supermarket accidents and slips, trips and falls.

Potentially - where the employer failed to provide reasonable ergonomic assessment, rest breaks, or adjustments, and the work materially contributed to the condition. Pure idiopathic tennis elbow with no occupational cause is not a claim. Occupational-medicine evidence is essential. See industrial disease.

Depends on the clinical picture. Radial nerve injury is a recognised risk of humerus fracture (whether from the fracture itself or during surgical fixation) and is not automatically negligent. The claim turns on whether the surgical technique fell below the reasonable orthopaedic standard (Bolam / Bolitho) and whether the consent discussion was adequate (Montgomery). Expert orthopaedic and neurological evidence is decisive. See medical negligence.

Yes - Volkmann's ischaemic contracture is a recognised complication of compartment syndrome following supracondylar humerus fracture in children. Where the compartment syndrome was not recognised and decompressed in time, it is a high-value clinical-negligence scenario. Child limitation runs from 18th birthday. See medical negligence and claiming on behalf of a child.

Three years from the date of the accident or date of knowledge for most personal injury claims. Longer for children and protected parties. See time limits.