Impairment rating

An impairment rating is a percentage intended to represent the degree of an individual's impairment, which is a deviation away from one's normal health status and functionality.[1] Impairment is distinct from disability. An individual's impairment rating is based on the restrictive impact of an impairment, whereas disability is broadly the consequences one's impairment.[2] Impairment ratings given to an individual by different medical examiners are sometimes problematically inconsistent with each other.[3]

See also
  • Accessibility
  • Disability abuse
  • Disability discrimination act
  • Disability studies
  • List of disability rights organizations
  • List of physically disabled politicians
  • Orthopedics
  • Workers' compensation

References
  1. Cocchiarella, Linda (2001). Master the AMA Guides Fifth: A Medical and Legal Transition to Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, Fifth Edition. Chicago, Ill: AMA Press. ISBN 978-1579471040.
  2. van Oosterom, FJ; Ettema AM; Mulder PG; et al. (January 2007). "Impairment and disability after severe hand injuries with multiple phalangeal fractures". J. Hand Surg. Am. 1. 32: 91–5. doi:10.1016/j.jhsa.2006.05.017.
  3. Mayer, RS; Chen IH; Lavender SA; et al. (1 July 1995). "Variance in the measurement of sagittal lumbar spine range of motion among examiners, subjects, and instruments". Spine. 13. 20: 1489–93. doi:10.1097/00007632-199507000-00008.


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