Sch 14, s 100
CurrentExtreme elbow injury
Schedule 14Ranges of injury scale values
Part 6Orthopaedic injuries
Division 5Elbow injuries
100 Extreme elbow injury
| Comment | 26 to 50 | ||
| The injury will involve an extremely severe elbow injury, falling short of amputation, leaving little effective use of the elbow joint. | |||
| Examples of the injury | |||
| • a DPI for the injury of between 24% and 42% | |||
| • a complex elbow fracture, or dislocation, with secondary complications | |||
| • joint disruption, with poor outcome after surgery | |||
| • degloving | |||
| • permanent nerve palsies | |||
| • an injury causing severe limitation of elbow movement with the joint constrained in a non-functional position |
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