Sch 14, s 136
CurrentExtreme knee injury
Schedule 14Ranges of injury scale values
Part 6Orthopaedic injuries
Division 12Knee injuries
136 Extreme knee injury
| Example of the injury | 25 to 40 | ||
| a severe knee injury if there is a disruption of the joint, gross ligamentous damage, loss of function after unsuccessful surgery, lengthy treatment and considerable pain | |||
| Comment about appropriate level of ISV | |||
| • An ISV at or near the bottom of the range will be appropriate if there is a DPI for the injury of 20%. | |||
| • An ISV at or near the top of the range will be appropriate if a total knee replacement was needed and— | |||
| (a) it is very likely that the knee replacement will need to be repeated; or | |||
| (b) there are ongoing severe symptoms, poor function and a DPI for the injury of more than 30%. |
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