The injuries or abnormalities may affect any part of the body, including the face and skull.ģ. We evaluate soft tissue injuries (including burns) or abnormalities that are under continuing surgical management These disorders may involve the bones or major joints or the tendons, ligaments, muscles, or other soft tissues.Ģ. Musculoskeletal disorders may be congenital or acquired, and may include deformities, amputations, or other abnormalities. We refer to the skeletal spine in some musculoskeletal listings to differentiate it from the The skeletal spine refers to the bony structures, ligaments, and discs making up the spine. We use the term “skeletal” when we are referring to the structure of the bony skeleton. Or lower extremities that affect musculoskeletal functioning under these listings.
We evaluate disorders of the skeletal spine (vertebral column) or of the upper Which musculoskeletal disorders do we evaluate under these listings?ġ. Non-healing or complex fracture of an upper extremityĪ. Non-healing or complex fracture of the femur, tibia, pelvis, or one or more of the talocrural bones
Soft tissue injury or abnormality under continuing surgical management Reconstructive surgery or surgical arthrodesis of a major weight-bearing jointĪbnormality of a major joint(s) in any extremity Lumbar spinal stenosis resulting in compromise of the cauda equina Disorders of the skeletal spine resulting in compromise of a nerve root(s)
