Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Regulation 2025
sch.14-sec.141Serious ankle injury
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sch.14-sec.141 Serious ankle injury
Example of the injury 11 to 20 an injury requiring a long period of treatment, a long time in plaster or insertion of pins and plates, if— there is permanent significant ankle instability; or the ability to walk is severely limited on a permanent basis Examples of factors affecting ISV assessment unsightly scarring the significance of any malunion a requirement for modified footwear whether, and to what degree, there is swelling following activity Additional 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 10%. An ISV at or near the top of the range will be appropriate if a major tendon controlling foot or ankle movement is severed.