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A tendon injury can have a serious impact on your daily life, affecting your mobility, independence, ability to work, and long-term physical wellbeing. Whether you have suffered damage to the Achilles tendon, torn tendons in the hands or feet, or another serious soft tissue injury, you could be entitled to claim tendon injury compensation if someone else was responsible for your injury.
At Accident Claims, our expert personal injury solicitors support eligible claimants who have suffered tendon damage in a wide range of circumstances. Our solicitors can help connect you with independent medical specialists to assess your injuries, gather the evidence needed to support your claim, and pursue personal injury compensation for both your pain and financial losses.
If you want clear advice about your legal options, contact our friendly advisors today. We can provide more information about the claims process and offer a no-cost consultation to assess whether you are eligible to start a tendon injury compensation claim.
4.8You could claim tens of thousands of pounds in tendon injury compensation if your injury has caused long-term pain, restricted movement, or reduced your ability to work. Serious tendon injuries can affect mobility, independence, future earnings, and quality of life, particularly where surgery or ongoing rehabilitation is required.
Your tendon injury compensation claim is divided into two parts known as general damages and special damages:
Special damages can form a substantial part of your compensation payout where the injury has affected your ability to work or created ongoing care needs. We explain special damages and the financial losses you can recover later in this guide.
Compensation amounts in England and Wales are assessed using the Judicial College Guidelines (JCG), which provide compensation brackets for different types of injuries. Our solicitors use this document to value injuries. We have used the latest JCG guidelines to create the compensation table below, although the first entry is not taken from the JCG.
Please note that this information is intended to serve as guidance only.
| Injury Type And Severity | Guideline Compensation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Multiple Serious Tendon Injuries And Financial Losses | Up to £250,000+ | Severe tendon injuries causing permanent disability, chronic pain, and major financial losses can lead to substantial compensation. |
| Neck Injury - Severe (iii) | £60,080 to £73,970 | Severe soft tissue or tendon damage causing chronic symptoms and permanent disability. |
| Achilles Tendon - Most Serious | In the region of £50,770 | Complete tendon severance causing swelling, cramp, and restricted ankle movement. |
| Achilles Tendon - Serious | £33,020 to £39,750 | Repaired tendon rupture causing weakness, limping, restricted movement, and scarring. |
| Achilles Tendon - Moderate | £16,640 to £27,830 | Partial ruptures or significant tendon injuries causing ongoing pain or reduced function. |
| Achilles Tendon - Minor | £9,600 to £16,640 | Minor tendon damage causing ankle weakness or instability. |
| Knee Injuries - Moderate (i) | £19,610 to £34,600 | Tendon or ligament injuries causing instability, weakness, or long-term mobility issues. |
| Hand Injuries - Serious Injury to Ring or Middle Fingers | £13,630 to £21,590 | Serious tendon injuries causing stiffness, deformity, or reduced grip strength. |
| Hand Injuries - Moderate Injuries to the Thumb | £12,770 to £16,640 | Tendon or nerve damage affecting thumb function and sensation. |
| Elbow Injuries - Moderate or Minor Injury (iii) | Up to £16,640 | Tendon injuries requiring surgery or causing long-term symptoms. |
4.8Yes, compensation for a tendon injury can include special damages as well as compensation for the injury itself. As we touched on above, special damages compensate you for the financial losses and expenses caused by your tendon injury.
You can claim compensation for lost earnings if your tendon injury forces you to take time off work. This can include a general loss of earnings, as well as lost overtime, bonuses, commission, and self-employed income.
Tendon damage can lead to significant medical expenses. Private treatments, medication or even extensive repair surgery and aftercare can all be expensive. Any out-of-pocket expenses can be reimbursed as part of your compensation.
You can recover travel costs for attending hospital appointments, rehabilitation sessions, or GP visits. Damaged tendons may limit your ability to drive, or walk so you can be compensated for public, or specialised private transport where your injuries have affected your mobility.
In the same vein as above, damaged tendons can make it harder to perform daily tasks such as food preparation, cleaning, DIY jobs or washing yourself. Domestic care and support is therefore a vital service. If your tendon injury has left you relying on help from family members, friends or professional carers, Accident Claims can help assess the value of this care and assistance to ensure it is considered as part of your compensation claim.
Physiotherapy and other rehabilitative care, as well as aid equipment like crutches, a walking frame or wheelchair are key support measures. As with other medical care, the costs of these services can form part of your compensation.
Serious tendon injuries can affect your long-term ability to work, particularly in physical jobs. Compensation can include future lost earnings and pension losses where your career has been impacted.
Any reasonable expenses linked to your tendon injury may be included within your claim. This can include additional childcare costs, or damaged personal belongings.
Remember you’ll need to provide evidence of any expenses you are seeking compensation for. Purchase receipts, payslips, care bills and travel tickets are some such examples so make sure you hold onto all relevant documents.
We understand the information above may not have covered your specific tendon injury or every financial loss you have experienced. Contact our advisors today to discuss your circumstances in more detail and find out how much compensation you could claim with support from our specialist solicitors.
Yes, you may be able to claim compensation for an injured tendon if the injury was caused by someone else failing to protect your safety. Tendon injuries can affect your mobility, independence, and ability to work, particularly where long-term pain, surgery, or restricted movement is involved. One of our solicitors would need to show that:
1. Someone Owed You A Duty Of Care. The person or organisation responsible for the accident must have owed you a legal duty of care, meaning they had a legal responsibility to protect your safety. This could include an employer, road user, medical professional, business owner, or occupier of public premises.
2. That Duty Of Care Was Breached. You must show that the duty of care was breached in some way, such as by failing to fix identified hazards, train staff appropriately, maintain safe premises, or follow proper procedures. This could include unsafe lifting practices, slippery flooring, defective equipment, or repetitive manual work that placed excessive strain on your tendons, and our solicitors can help identify what went wrong and gather the evidence needed to support your tendon injury compensation claim.
3. The Breach Caused Damage To Your Tendon. You must show that the breach directly caused damage to your tendon. Both minor tendon injuries and more serious long-term conditions such as ruptured tendons, chronic pain, or restricted movement may qualify for compensation, and our solicitors can connect you with the right specialists for a free medical assessment.
You may be able to claim on behalf of a loved one who cannot manage their own claim. This could be a child accident claim or a claim on behalf of someone who lacks sufficient mental capacity. In these cases, a litigation friend can be appointed to manage the claim instead.
A litigation friend is a suitable adult, often a parent, family member, or close friend, who makes decisions in the injured person’s best interests during the claim. They can communicate with solicitors, provide instructions, review settlement offers, and help gather evidence and medical information.
Our solicitors can explain the responsibilities involved and help you apply to act as a litigation friend if needed. We will guide you through the process and ensure the claim is handled in your loved one’s best interests throughout.
You can claim compensation for many different types of tendon injuries, including ruptures, tears, and other tendon damage. Tendon injuries can cause severe pain, restricted movement, long-term symptoms, and significant disruption to your ability to work and carry out everyday activities.
Common examples of tendon injuries that may lead to a compensation claim include:
Our advisors can assess your circumstances and tell you whether you have a valid tendon injury claim. If eligible, one of our solicitors can arrange an independent medical assessment to determine exactly what tendon injuries have been sustained and how they have affected you.
An injured tendon can be sustained in many different types of accidents caused by unsafe conditions or the actions of another person. Tendon injuries frequently occur at work, in public places, and in road traffic accidents where someone responsible for your safety failed to protect you from harm.
Your employer owes you a duty of care to take reasonable steps to protect you and your colleagues while you are working. This includes maintaining safe working conditions, providing appropriate training, and controlling any risks that cannot be removed through means such as protective gear. If a failure to implement these measures results in you being injured, an accident at work claim could be made.
For example:
You had not been provided with suitable manual handling training at work. As a result of this, you attempted to lift a box that was much too heavy and sustained a serious rotator cuff injury.
Those in control of public areas must implement steps that ensure the reasonable safety of any visitor to that particular space. The parties in control of public spaces are legally referred to as occupiers.
An example of how an occupier could fail to keep you reasonably safe, leading to a public liability claim would be:
Your local council had failed to respond to repeated reports of a broken footway in a public park. While on your morning run, you tripped and fell on a broken section of paving and tore a tendon in your ankle.
All road users owe each other a duty of care to use the roads safely and avoid causing harm to others. While this duty applies to everyone, those with the greatest capacity to cause harm, such as drivers of large vehicles, must take extra care when navigating the roads.
A road traffic accident claim could be made in the following scenario:
You were riding your motorcycle along a country road when a fast moving car appeared behind you and went for an overtake. They failed to give you adequate space and knocked from your motorcycle. You experienced significant damage to the tendons in your left shoulder, arm and leg, as well as multiple broken bones.
You can also seek compensation if a tendon injury was caused or made worse by medical negligence. Every medical professional owes patients a duty of care to provide treatment that meets the correct professional standard, and if a failure to do so causes avoidable harm, a compensation claim can be made.
For example, a surgeon failing to identify and repair tendon damage during an operation can lead to long-term pain, restricted movement, and permanent loss of function that could have been avoided with proper treatment.
If you have suffered a tendon injury and want to know whether you can claim compensation, contact our advisors today. We can assess your claim for free, explain your legal options, and connect you with one of our specialist solicitors.
The tendon injury compensation claim process involves gathering evidence, proving how the injury happened, and showing how the injury has affected your life financially and physically. Taking the right steps early can strengthen your claim and maximise your chances of receiving compensation.
Our solicitors can assist you throughout the claims process, and we’ve set out some of the key steps here:
You can claim tendon injury compensation with support from our specialist solicitors on a No Win No Fee basis. Our team can guide you through the claims process, gather evidence to support your case, and help you pursue the maximum compensation available for your injuries and financial losses.
Our specialist solicitors provide tailored support throughout every stage of your claim, including:
Our solicitors can handle your tendon injury compensation claim through a Conditional Fee Agreement, which is commonly known as a No Win No Fee agreement. This allows you to start your claim without paying upfront solicitor fees.
Under a No Win No Fee agreement, you do not pay your solicitor for their work if the claim is unsuccessful. If your claim succeeds, a success fee is deducted from your compensation, and the percentage is legally capped to protect the amount you receive.
Reach out to our friendly advisors at any time using the details provided here:
These frequently asked questions provide some short-form answers to queries our advisors commonly get asked. Remember, more personalised guidance can be sought directly from our team.
Yes, you may still be able to claim tendon injury compensation even if you were partly responsible for the accident. Under the law of contributory negligence, your compensation payout may be reduced to reflect your share of the blame.
Recovery time depends on the severity of the tendon damage, the treatment required, and whether surgery is needed. Minor tendon injuries can heal within weeks, while serious tendon injuries or ruptured tendons can take several months or longer to recover fully.
Yes, you can claim compensation if your tendon injury requires surgery because this often indicates a more serious level of harm and financial loss. Your claim can include compensation for pain, rehabilitation, lost earnings, and ongoing medical costs.
Some tendon injury compensation claims settle within a few months, while more complex cases involving severe injuries or disputed liability can take longer. The timescale often depends on how quickly medical evidence is obtained and whether the other party admits fault.
No, most tendon injury claims are settled out of court through negotiation between solicitors and insurers. Court proceedings are normally only needed where liability or the value of the claim is strongly disputed.
You can see more of our personal injury claims guides here:
We have also provided a few external resources, which we hope are useful to you:
Thank you for taking the time to read our guide to tendon injury compensation. If you have experienced tendon damage and would like to know if you could be eligible to make a claim, then speak to our dedicated advisors today. Our team is available 24/7 via the contact information given above.
