Section 295 - Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992 – Guide to the Assessment of the Degree of Permanent Impairment Edition 3.0 - The maximum possible wrist impairment is 35% WPI.

295 The maximum possible wrist impairment is 35% WPI.

296 For the same condition, a WPI rating from Table 9.9.1a: Wrist flexion/extension or Table 9.9.1b: Radial and ulnar deviation of wrist joint may not be combined with a WPI rating from Table 9.14: Upper extremity function.

Table 9.9.1a: Wrist flexion/extension

| Extension | %WPI | %WPI | %WPI | Extension | | 60° | 25 | 0 | 25 | 60° | | 50° | 22 | 1 | 22 | 50° | | 40° | 17 | 2 | 15 | 40° | | 30° | 16 | 3 | 13 | 30° | | 20° | 14 | 4 | 10 | 20° | | 10° | 13 | 5 | 8 | 10° | | 0° | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0° | | 10° | 13 | 8 | 5 | 10° | | 20° | 15 | 11 | 4 | 20° | | 30° | 17 | 14 | 3 | 30° | | 40° | 20 | 18 | 2 | 40° | | 50° | 23 | 22 | 1 | 50° | | 60° | 25 | 25 | 0 | 60° | | Flexion | | | | Flexion |

Table 9.9.1b: Radial and ulnar deviation of wrist joint

| Direction | Ankylosis | Loss of radial deviation | Loss of ulnar deviation | Direction | | Radial deviation | %WPI | %WPI | %WPI | Radial deviation | | 20° | 11 | 0 | 11 | 20° | | 15° | 10 | 1 | 9 | 15° | | 10° | 8 | 1 | 7 | 10° | | 5° | 7 | 2 | 5 | 5° | | 0° | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0° | | 5° | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5° | | 10° | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10° | | 15° | 7 | 5 | 2 | 15° | | 20° | 8 | 7 | 1 | 20° | | 25° | 10 | 9 | 1 | 25° | | 30° | 11 | 11 | 0 | 30° | | Ulnar deviation | | | | Ulnar deviation |

295The maximum possible wrist impairment is 35% WPI.

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