Amputation Cases – Upper Limbs

per cent

Loss of both hands or amputation at higher sites

100

Forequarter amputation

100

Amputation through shoulder joint

90

Amputation below shoulder with stump less than 20.5 centimetres from tip of acromion

80

Amputation from 20.5 centimetres from tip of acromion to less than 11.5 centimetres below tip of olecranon

70

Amputation from 11.5 centimetres below tip of olecranon

60

Loss of thumb

30

Loss of thumb and its metacarpal bone

40

Loss of 4 fingers

50

Loss of 3 fingers

30

Loss of 2 fingers

20

Loss of terminal phalanx of thumb

20

Amputation Cases – Lower Limbs

per cent

Double amputation through thigh, or through thigh on one side and loss of other foot, or double amputation below thigh to 13 centimetres below knee

100

Double amputation through leg lower than 13 centimetres below knee

100

Amputation of one leg lower than 13 centimetres below knee and loss of other foot

100

Amputation of both feet resulting in end-bearing stumps

90

Amputation through both feet proximal to the metatarso-phalangeal joint

80

Loss of all toes of both feet through the metatarso-phalangeal joint

40

Loss of all toes of both feet proximal interphalangeal joint

30

Loss of all toes of both feet distal to the proximal interphalangeal joint

20

Hindquarter amputation

100

Amputation through hip joint

90

Amputation below hip with stump not exceeding 13 centimetres in length measured from tip of great trochanter

80

Amputation below hip and above knee with stump exceeding 13 centimetres in length measured from tip of great trochanter, or at knee not resulting in end-bearing stump

70

Amputation at knee resulting in end-bearing stump, or below knee with stump not exceeding 9 centimetres

60

Amputation below knee with stump exceeding 9 centimetres but not exceeding 13 centimetres

50

Amputation below knee with stump exceeding 13 centimetres

40

Amputation of one foot resulting in end-bearing stump

30

Amputation through one foot proximal to the metatarso-phalangeal joint

30

Loss of all toes of one foot proximal to the proximal interphalangeal joint, including amputations through the metatarso-phalangeal joint.

20

Other Specific Injuries

per cent

Loss of a hand and a foot

100

Loss of one eye, without complications, the other being normal

40

Loss of vision of one eye, without complications or disfigurement of the eyeball, the other being normal

30

Loss of sight

100

Other Disablements

per cent

Very severe facial disfigurement

100

Absolute deafness

100

F1Mesothelioma

100