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19503686

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-6-8
pubmed:abstractText
While the lower extremities support the weight and move the body, the upper extremities are essential for the activities of daily living, which require many detailed movements. Therefore, a disability of the upper extremity function should include a limitation of all motions of the joints and sensory loss, which affects the activities. In this study, disabilities of the upper extremities were evaluated according to the following conditions: 1) amputation, 2) joint contracture, 3) diseases of upper extremity, 4) weakness, 5) sensory loss of the finger tips, and 6) vascular and lymphatic diseases. The order of 1) to 6) is the order of major disability and there is no need to evaluate a lower order disability when a higher order one exists in the same joint or a part of the upper extremity. However, some disabilities can be either added or substituted when there are special contributions from multiple disabilities. An upper extremity disability should be evaluated after the completion of treatment and full adaptation when further functional changes are not expected. The dominance of the right or left hand before the disability should not be considered when there is a higher rate of disability.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
1598-6357
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
24 Suppl 2
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
S288-98
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Development of Korean Academy of Medical Sciences Guideline for rating physical disability of upper extremity.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, College of Medicine, Korea University, Ansan, Korea.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Practice Guideline