Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992 – Guide to the Assessment of the Degree of Permanent Impairment Edition 3.0
303The maximum possible elbow impairment is 40% WPI.
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303 The maximum possible elbow impairment is 40% WPI.
304 For the same condition, a WPI rating from Table 9.10.1a: Elbow – flexion/extension or Table 9.10.1b: Pronation and supination of forearm may not be combined with a WPI rating from Table 9.14: Upper extremity function.
Table 9.10.1a: Elbow – flexion/extension
| Flexion | %WPI | %WPI | %WPI | Flexion | | 140° | 25 | 25 | 0 | 140° | | 130° | 23 | 22 | 1 | 130° | | 120° | 20 | 19 | 1 | 120° | | 110° | 19 | 16 | 2 | 110° | | 100° | 16 | 13 | 4 | 100° | | 90° | 15 | 10 | 5 | 90° | | 80° | 13 | 7 | 6 | 80° | | 70° | 14 | 5 | 9 | 70° | | 60° | 15 | 4 | 11 | 60° | | 50° | 17 | 3 | 14 | 50° | | 40° | 19 | 2 | 16 | 40° | | 30° | 20 | 2 | 19 | 30° | | 20° | 22 | 1 | 20 | 20° | | 10° | 23 | 1 | 22 | 10° | | 0° | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0° | | Extension | | | | Extension |
Table 9.10.1b: Pronation and supination of forearm
| Direction | Ankylosis | Loss of pronation | Loss of supination | Direction | | Supination | %WPI | %WPI | %WPI | Supination | | 80° | 17 | 17 | 0 | 80° | | 70° | 16 | 16 | 0 | 70° | | 60° | 16 | 15 | 1 | 60° | | 50° | 15 | 14 | 1 | 50° | | 40° | 14 | 13 | 1 | 40° | | 30° | 14 | 13 | 1 | 30° | | 20° | 13 | 11 | 2 | 20° | | 10° | 11 | 9 | 2 | 10° | | 0° | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0° | | 10° | 7 | 5 | 2 | 10° | | 20° | 5 | 2 | 2 | 20° | | 30° | 5 | 2 | 4 | 30° | | 40° | 7 | 2 | 5 | 40° | | 50° | 9 | 1 | 8 | 50° | | 60° | 11 | 1 | 11 | 60° | | 70° | 14 | 1 | 13 | 70° | | 80° | 17 | 0 | 17 | 80° | | Pronation | | | | Pronation |