J Korean Med Assoc.  2004 Jan;47(1):23-27. 10.5124/jkma.2004.47.1.23.

Medical Criteria for Evaluation of Degree of Disability Including Industrial Injury: Orthopedic Surgery

• Lee KS

• KMID: 2127822
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5124/jkma.2004.47.1.23

Abstract

The number of orthopedic patients is increasing according to the increase of traffic and industrial accidents, and there are several approaches to evaluate physical disabilities ensuring after treatment of the injury: The McBride's criteria and the criteria for the evaluation of physical disabilities from industrial injury have been introduced to the medical field. As for the degree of physical disabilities, the McBride's criteria are based on occupations and injured sits, and also amputation, the conditions of joints, and complications of fracture and neural injury. On the other hand, the criteria of physical disability of industrial injuries by the Ministry of Labor in Korea are not satisfactory as compared with the McBride's criteria, and in the future various conditions of joints such as a limited angle of joints should be considered in the criteria of industrial injures.

Keyword

Physical disability; McBride's criteria; Criteria of industrial injury

MeSH Terms

4-Acetamido-4'-isothiocyanatostilbene-2,2'-disulfonic Acid
Accidents, Occupational
Amputation
Hand
Humans
Joints
Korea
Occupations
Orthopedics*
4-Acetamido-4'-isothiocyanatostilbene-2,2'-disulfonic Acid

Reference

4. McBride Earl D. Disability Evaluation and Principles of Treatment of Compensable Injuries. 1963. 6th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Company;68–103.