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SHOULDER JOINT
Flexion/Extension
Table 14
IMPAIRMENT DUE TO ABNORMAL MOTION AND ANKYLOSIS OF THE
SHOULDER JOINT—FLEXION
Abnormal Motion
Average range of FLEXION/EXTENSION is 190 degrees
Value to total range of joint motion is 33%
Flexion from Degrees of Joint Motion % impairment of
neutral positIon (0°) to: LOST RETAINED Upper Extremity
0° 150 0 16
10° 140 10 15
20° 130 20 14
30° 120 30 13
40° 110 40 12
50° 100 50 11
60° 90 60 9
70° 80 70 8
80° 70 80 7
90° 60 90 6
100° 50 100 5
110° 40 110 4
120° 30 120 3
130° 20 130 2
140° 10 140 1
150° 0 150 0
Ankylosis
Joint ankylosed at:
0° (neutral position) 60
10° 53
20° 47
*30° 40
40° 45
50° 50
60° 55
700 60
80° 65
90° 70
100° 75
110° 80
120° 85
130° 90
140° 95
150° (full flexion) 100
*position of function

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