| Description | Percentage (Major - Minor) |
|---|---|
|
Elbow, ankylosis of Unfavorable, at an angle of less than 50° or with complete loss of supination or pronatio |
60 - 50 |
| Description | Percentage (Major - Minor) |
|---|---|
|
Elbow, ankylosis of Intermediate, at an angle of more than 90°, or between 70° and 50° |
50 - 40 |
| Description | Percentage (Major - Minor) |
|---|---|
|
Elbow, ankylosis of Favorable, at an angle between 90° and 70° |
40 - 30 |
| Description | Percentage (Major - Minor) |
|---|---|
|
Forearm, limitation of flexion limited to 45° |
50 - 40 |
| Description | Percentage (Major - Minor) |
|---|---|
|
Forearm, limitation of flexion limited to 55° |
40 - 30 |
| Description | Percentage (Major - Minor) |
|---|---|
|
Forearm, limitation of flexion limited to 70° |
30 - 20 |
| Description | Percentage (Major - Minor) |
|---|---|
|
Forearm, limitation of flexion limited to 90° |
20 - 20 |
| Description | Percentage (Major - Minor) |
|---|---|
|
Forearm, limitation of flexion limited to 100° |
10 - 10 |
| Description | Percentage (Major - Minor) |
|---|---|
|
Forearm, limitation of flexion limited to 110° |
0 - 0 |
| Description | Percentage (Major - Minor) |
|---|---|
|
Forearm, limitation of extension limited to 110° |
50 - 40 |
| Description | Percentage (Major - Minor) |
|---|---|
|
Forearm, limitation of extension limited to 100° |
40 - 30 |
| Description | Percentage (Major - Minor) |
|---|---|
|
Forearm, limitation of extension limited to 90° |
30 - 20 |
| Description | Percentage (Major - Minor) |
|---|---|
|
Forearm, limitation of extension limited to 75° |
20 - 20 |
| Description | Percentage (Major - Minor) |
|---|---|
|
Forearm, limitation of extension limited to 60° |
10 - 10 |
| Description | Percentage (Major - Minor) |
|---|---|
|
Forearm, limitation of extension limited to 45° |
10 - 10 |
| Description | Percentage (Major - Minor) |
|---|---|
|
Forearm, flexion limited to 100° and extension to 45° |
20 - 20 |
| Description | Percentage (Major - Minor) |
|---|---|
|
Elbow, other impairment of Flail joint |
60 - 50 |
| Description | Percentage (Major - Minor) |
|---|---|
|
Joint fracture, with marked cubitus varus or cubitus valgus deformity or with ununited fracture of head of radius |
20 - 20 |
| Description | Percentage (Major - Minor) |
|---|---|
|
Radius and ulna, nonunion of, with flail false joint |
50 - 40 |
Nonunion in upper half, with false movement:
| Description | Percentage (Major - Minor) |
|---|---|
|
With loss of bone substance (1 inch (2 5 cms.) or more) and marked deformity |
40 - 30 |
| Description | Percentage (Major - Minor) |
|---|---|
|
Without loss of bone substance or deformity |
30 - 20 |
| Description | Percentage (Major - Minor) |
|---|---|
|
Nonunion in lower half |
20 - 20 |
| Description | Percentage (Major - Minor) |
|---|---|
|
Malunion of, with bad alignment |
10 - 10 |
Nonunion in lower half, with false movement:
| Description | Percentage (Major - Minor) |
|---|---|
|
With loss of bone substance (1 inch (2.5 cms.) or more) and marked deformity |
40 - 30 |
| Description | Percentage (Major - Minor) |
|---|---|
|
Without loss of bone substance or deformity |
30 - 20 |
| Description | Percentage (Major - Minor) |
|---|---|
|
Nonunion in upper half |
20 - 20 |
| Description | Percentage (Major - Minor) |
|---|---|
|
Malunion of, with bad alignment |
10 - 10 |
| Description | Percentage (Major - Minor) |
|---|---|
|
The hand fixed in supination or hyperpronation |
40 - 30 |
| Description | Percentage (Major - Minor) |
|---|---|
|
The hand fixed in full pronation |
30 - 20 |
| Description | Percentage (Major - Minor) |
|---|---|
|
The hand fixed near the middle of the arc or moderate pronation |
20 - 20 |
Limitation of pronation:
| Description | Percentage (Major - Minor) |
|---|---|
|
Motion lost beyond middle of arc |
30 - 20 |
| Description | Percentage (Major - Minor) |
|---|---|
|
Motion lost beyond last quarter of arc, the hand does not approach full pronation |
20 - 20 |
Limitation of supination:
| Description | Percentage (Major - Minor) |
|---|---|
|
To 30º or less |
10 - 10 |
Note: In all the forearm and wrist injuries, codes 5205 through 5213, multiple impaired finger movements due to tendon tie-up, muscle or nerve injury, are to be separately rated and combined not to exceed rating for loss of use of hand.
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