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Guides Sixth Impairment Training Workbook: Upper Extremity (Guides Sixth Impairment Training Workbook Series)
Guides Sixth Impairment Training Workbook Upper Extremity - Guides Sixth Impairment Training Workbook Series Author:American Medical Association Learn how to accurately evaluate permanent impairment of the upper extremities (limbs), based on the new principles of the Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, sixth edition. The upper extremity is divided into three regions (distal to proximal): -Digits/Hand: including carpometacarpal (CMC), metacarpophalangeal (MCP), and in... more »terphalangeal (IP) joints
-Wrist: including distal radioulnar, radiocarpal, and ulnocarpal, joints
-Elbow: including humeroulnar and proximal radioulnar joints
-Shoulder: including scapulothoracic, scapuloclavicular, sternoclavicular, and glenohumeral joints This resourceful training workbook is geared toward a multi-disciplinary audience and illustrates key differences between Guides Sixth and prior editions. It also includes more than 125 content-based questions with a rationale for each correct answer and a 25-question assessment test so users can assess their understanding of the Guides Sixth methodology and its application. Emphasis is placed on correctly applying the new grid construct and determining impairment with consideration to physical examination, functional history and clinical studies.« less