Wrist Injury Compensation Claim Payouts Calculator 2025: Broken / Fractured Wrist, Tendon And Ligament Injury, Sprains
In this article we set out how much compensation you can claim for various different wrist injuries – from broken and fractured bones to ligament, tendon and muscle injury (including sprains). We consider both the pain and suffering and financial loss and expense you might experience.
We explain the different types of injury that an accident can cause as well as common types of accident that can cause you wrist injury.
- Wrist Injury Compensation Claim Payouts Calculator 2025: Broken / Fractured Wrist, Tendon And Ligament Injury, Sprains
- Payouts Table 2025 For Wrist Injury Compensation Claims
- What is a wrist injury claim?
- What parts of your wrist can be injured in an accident?
- What is a wrist sprain?
- What types of accident can cause wrist injuries?
- How is the amount of compensation for wrist injuries calculated by your solicitor?
- Calculated examples of wrist injury compensation amounts
- SUMMARY Of Wrist Injury Compensation Claims
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- Payouts Table 2025 For Wrist Injury Compensation Claims
Payouts Table 2025 For Wrist Injury Compensation Claims
Our payouts table sets out the amounts of compensation your can claim for pain and suffering caused by a wrist injury.
| Wrist Injury Claim | Compensation Payout |
|---|---|
| Minor Simple Fracture Sprains Recovery in 12 months | £4,400 – £6,000 |
| Colles’ fracture Fracture to bone end Fractured Radius / Ulna | Up to £9,500 |
| Complicated Fracture More serious broken wrist Recovery over 12 months | £7,500 – £13,000 |
| Moderate Permanent pain Permanent stiffness | £30,000 – £48,000 |
| Severe Significant disability Complete loss of function | £58,500 – £74,000 |
Claim Additional Compensation
In addition to compensation for pain and suffering – you can claim extra amounts for your financial loss and expense caused as a direct result of your wrist injury.
What is a wrist injury claim?
A wrist injury claim is a claim for monetary compensation from a person, body or business considered by law to be at fault for causing your wrist injury.
Compensation will include general damages (a sum for pain, suffering and loss of amenity) coupled with special damages (a sum for past and future financial loss and expense you incur as a direct result of your injury).
What parts of your wrist can be injured in an accident?
Your wrist is a complicated body part, which is made of various different components that can be injured in an accident, including:
Bones giving structure and flexibility
There are several bones that make up your wrist.
Radius, Ulna. Meta Carpals and Carpals
Two long bones in your arm (known as the radius and ulna) are joined to the bones in your hand (known as meta carpals) by small bones (known as carpals). It is the carpals that allow your wrist to have its flexibility – fractures to which can lead to a significant wrist injury compensation claim.
Ligaments passing through your wrist
Your wrist has two main ligaments, known as collateral ligaments, which extend through your arm into your hand.
Radial collateral ligament
The radial collateral ligament is on the thumb side of the wrist.
Ulna collateral ligament
The ulna collateral ligament is on the opposite side (little finger side) of the wrist.
Tendons giving control of your fingers
Your wrist has two main tendons, called:
Flexor tendons
The flexor tendons allow you to curl your fingers.
Extensor tendons
The extensor tendons allow you to uncurl your fingers.
Nerves running through the wrist
Your wrist has three main nerves.
Radial nerve
The radial nerve passes on the outside of your wrist
Medical nerve
The medial nerve passes through a channel in your wrist – known as the carpal tunnel.
Ulna nerve
The ulna nerve passes through another channel in your wrist – known as Guyon’s Canal).
Arteries
Two main arteries run down your arm and pass through your wrist, known as the ulna artery and radial artery.
Muscles of the wrist
The muscles in your hand and wrist, include:
Thenar and hypothenar muscles
The thenar muscles are on the thumb side of your hand, whereas the hypothenar muscles are on the little finger side of your hand.
Flexor retinaculum muscle
The flexor retinaculum muscle is in the middle of your hand.
What is a wrist sprain?
A wrist sprain describes injuries to soft tissue only. In other words – injuries to muscles, tendons and ligaments.
A sprain can be quite nasty and symptoms can sometimes last longer than a simple fracture to the bones in the wrist. Therefore, this can result in significant wrist injury compensation.
What types of accident can cause wrist injuries?
Some examples of accidents that can cause wrist injuries include:
Slip trip and fall accidents
If you trip and fall it is an instinctive reaction to break your fall with your hands and clearly this can cause significant injuries to your wrist.
See our slip trip fall claim article to see how to claim wrist injury compensation following a tripping accident.
Repetitive strain work injury claims
Work accidents generally can cause wrist injuries, but RSI injuries such as carpal tunnel syndrome can affect certain parts of the wrist.
See our repetitive strain injury article describing both RSI injuries from work practices and how to claim compensation from an employer.
Motorcycle accidents
Road accidents (such as car accidents) can cause wrist injury, but especially road traffic accidents involving motorcycles can lead more often to wrist injury compensation claims.
See our road traffic accident article setting out all the steps to claiming road traffic accident compensation.
How is the amount of compensation for wrist injuries calculated by your solicitor?
To know how much wrist injury compensation you should be able to claim your accident solicitor will look at not only claims decided in the courts in the past (to find cases with similar injuries as those you are suffering from), but also judicial guidance.
These previous claims can then be used as a precedent. In other words – the previous case can be referred to and used to persuade the court or other side to pay similar amounts of compensation for your pain and suffering.
In addition to compensation for pain and suffering you can claim compensation for lost income and other financial loss and expense as a direct result of wrist injuries.
Calculated examples of wrist injury compensation amounts
Some examples of wrist injuries coupled with how much compensation you can claim for pain and suffering, include:
Minor wrist injury compensation amounts
Both simple fractures and wrist sprains with recovery lasting a few months to one year – will result in a compensation payout calculated between £4,400 – £6,000 .
Colles’ fracture to radius bone
As described earlier the radius bone is joined in the wrist to the hand bones by bones called carpals. If a fracture exists to either the end of the radius or ulna bone this is known as a Colles’ fracture.
A Colles’ fracture which heals with no ongoing pain will result in an average compensation payout of up to £9,500 .
Wrist fracture lasting more than 12 months
If the recovery period from your wrist fracture and soft tissue injury lasts more than 12 months, but your recovery after this time is more or less complete, you could expect a compensation payment of between £7,500 – £13,000.
Permanent less severe wrist disability
You might for example experience permanent pain or stiffness when using the wrist, in which case your wrist injury compensation payout is likely to calculated between £30,000 – £48,000.
Severe wrist injuries average payouts
Serious wrist injuries causing significant disability in the function of your wrist, including permanent loss of function and ongoing pain. In addition, you may suffer complete loss of function of your wrist. These type of severe wrist injury claims will result in your compensation settlement being calculated between £58,500 – £74,000.
SUMMARY Of Wrist Injury Compensation Claims
In summary – in this article you have seen why the wrist is a complicated part of the body; which accidents can give rise to wrist injury claims (from a broken wrist to a sprain) and how much compensation you can claim.
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