Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 39, March 25, 2024
Permanent partial disability due to amputation of upper
extremities is a disability of the whole body as follows:
A. forequarter amputation, 70
percent;
B. disarticulation at
shoulder joint, 60 percent;
C.
amputation of arm above deltoid insertion, 60 percent;
D. amputation of arm between deltoid
insertion and elbow joint, 57 percent;
E. disarticulation at elbow joint, 57
percent;
F. amputation of forearm
below elbow joint proximal to insertion of biceps tendon, 57 percent;
G. amputation of forearm below elbow joint
distal to insertion of biceps tendon, 54 percent;
H. disarticulation at wrist joint, 54
percent;
I. midcarpal or
midmetacarpal amputation of hand, 54 percent;
J. amputation of all fingers except thumb at
metacarpophalangeal joints, 32.5 percent;
K. amputation of thumb:
(1) at metacarpophalangeal joint or with
resection of metacarpal bone, 21.5 percent;
(2) at interphalangeal joint or through
proximal phalanx, 16 percent;
(3)
from interphalangeal joint to midportion distal phalanx, 13 percent;
(4) from middistal phalanx, distal, 6
percent;
L. amputation
of index finger:
(1) at metacarpophalangeal
joint or with resection of metacarpal bone or through proximal phalanx, 13.5
percent;
(2) at proximal
interphalangeal joint or through middle phalanx, 11 percent;
(3) at distal interphalangeal joint to
middistal phalanx, 5 percent;
(4)
from middistal phalanx, distal, 2.5 percent;
M. amputation of middle finger:
(1) at metacarpophalangeal joint or with
resection of metacarpal bone or through proximal phalanx, 11 percent;
(2) at proximal interphalangeal joint or
through middle phalanx, 9 percent;
(3) at distal interphalangeal joint to
middistal phalanx, 5 percent;
(4)
from middistal phalanx, distal, 2.5 percent;
N. amputation of ring finger:
(1) at metacarpophalangeal joint or with
resection of metacarpal bone or through proximal phalanx, 5.5
percent;
(2) at proximal
interphalangeal joint or through middle phalanx, 4 percent;
(3) at distal interphalangeal joint to
middistal phalanx, 3 percent;
(4)
from middistal phalanx, distal, 1.5 percent;
O. amputation of little finger:
(1) at metacarpophalangeal joint or with
resection of metacarpal bone or through proximal phalanx, 3 percent;
(2) at proximal interphalangeal joint or
through middle phalanx, 2 percent;
(3) at distal interphalangeal joint to
middistal phalanx, 1 percent;
(4)
from middistal phalanx, distal, 0.5 percent.
Statutory Authority: MS s
176.105
