sch.3-sec.141Extreme ankle injury

sch.3-sec.141 Extreme ankle injury

Examples of the injury 21 to 35 a transmalleolar fracture of the ankle with extensive soft tissue damage causing 1 or more of the following— severe deformity with varus or valgus malalignment; a risk that any future injury to the relevant leg may lead to a below-knee amputation of the leg; marked reduction in walking ability with constant dependence on walking aids; inability to place the relevant foot for even load-bearing distribution an ankylosed ankle in a severely misaligned position with severe ongoing pain and other debilitating complications whole person impairment for the injury of more than 20% Examples of factors affecting ISV assessment a failed arthrodesis regular disturbance of sleep need for an orthosis for load bearing and walking