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WRIST JOINT
Table 9
IMPAIRMENT DUE TO ABNORMAL MOTION AND ANKYLOSIS OF THE
WRIST JOINT—EXTENSION
Abnormal Motion
Average range of EXTENSION-FLEXION is 130 degrees
Value to total range of joint motion is 70%
Extension from neutral
 Degrees of Joint Motion % Impairment of
position (0°) to: LOST RETAINED Upper Extremity
0° 60 0 10
10° 50 10 8
20° 40 20 6
30° 30 30 5
40° 20 40 3
50° 10 50 2
60° 0 60 0
Ankyiosis
Joint ankylosed at:
0° (neutral position) 30
100 28
20° 27
*30° 25
40° 47
50° 68
60° (full extension) 90
*position of function

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