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Shoulder Joint
Table 16
IMPAIRMENT DUE TO ABNORMAL MOTION AND ANKYLOSIS OF THE SHOULDER JOINT-ABDUCT1ON-ADDUCTION
Abnormal Motion
Average range of ABDUCTION-ADDUCTION is 180 degrees
Value to total range of joint motion is 33%
  Degrees of Joint Motion
Abduction from neutral
position (0°) to:
LOST RETAINED % Impairment of Upper Extremity
         
  150 0 17
  10° 140 10 16
  20° 130 20 14
  30° 120 30 13
  40° 110 40 12
  50° 100 50 11
  60° 90 60 10
  70° 80 70 9
  80° 70 80 8
  90° 60 90 7
  100° 50 100 6
  110° 40 110 4
  120° 30 120 3
  130° 20 130 2
  140° 10 140 1
  150° 0 150 0
 
Adduction from neutral Position (0°) to:
  30 0 3
  10° 20 10 2
  20° 10 20 1
  30° 0 30 0
 
 
Ankylosis
Joint ankylosed at:
      60
  10°     56
  20°     51
  30°      47
  40°     42
  45°     40
  50°     43
  60°     49
  70°     54
  80°     60
  90°     66
  100°     71
  110°     77
  120°     83
  130°     89
  140°     94
  150° (full abduction)     100
 
Joint ankylosed at:
  0° (neutral position)     60
  10°     73
  20°     87
  30° (full adduction)     100