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Lower Extremities: Fractures Pelvis

Minor Fracture: stable pelvic ring or avulsions not involving pelvic ring

Job Classification

PFI

Sedentary Work

Not anticipated with single fracture
Possible if sympton resolution
slow
18 Months to 24 Months

Light Work

 

Medium Work

 

Heavy Work

 

Very Heavy Work

 

Major Fractures: unstable/serious complications

Job Classification

PFI

 

expected 24 Months post injury

Acetabulum - Undisplaced:

Job Classification

PFI

Sedentary Work

Expected 24  Months post injury (in future due to O.A.)

Light Work

 

Medium Work

 

Heavy Work

 

Very Heavy Work

 

Acetabulum - Displaced:

Job Classification

PFI

 

expected 24 Months post injury

Hip: head, neck including subtrochanter region

Job Classification

PFI

Sedentary Work

Expected
24 Months post injury

Light Work

 

Medium Work

 

Heavy Work

 

Very Heavy Work

 

Femur: shaft

Job Classification

PFI

Sedentary Work

Expected
18 Months to 24 Months post injury

Light Work

 

Medium Work

 

Heavy Work

 

Very Heavy Work

 

Intra-Articular Fractures of the knee: distal femur and proximal tibia

Job Classification

PFI

Sedentary Work

Expected
24 Months post injury

Light Work

 

Medium Work

 

Heavy Work

 

Very Heavy Work

 

Patella: Undisplaced: nonoperative treatment

Job Classification

PFI

Sedentary Work

Expected
18 Months to 24 Months  post injury

Light Work

 

Medium Work

 

Heavy Work

 

Very Heavy Work

 

Patella: Displaced: surgical reduction

Job Classification

PFI

Sedentary Work

Expected
24 Months  post injury

Light Work

 

Medium Work

 

Heavy Work

 

Very Heavy Work

 

Tibia: shaft

Job Classification

PFI

Sedentary Work

Possible
18 Months  post injury

Light Work

 

Medium Work

 

Heavy Work

 

Very Heavy Work

 

Fibula: shaft

Job Classification

PFI

Sedentary Work

Not anticipated

Light Work

 

Medium Work

 

Heavy Work

 

Very Heavy Work

 

Ankle: Unimalleolar: Lateral or medial malleolus (excluding flake fractures):

Job Classification

PFI

Sedentary Work

Lateral malleolus: Not anticipated
Medial malleolus: Possible
24 Months post injury

Light Work

 

Medium Work

 

Heavy Work

 

Very Heavy Work

 

Ankle: Bimalleolar:

Job Classification

PFI

Sedentary Work

Expected 24 Months post injury

Light Work

 

Medium

 

Heavy Work

 

Very Heavy Work

 

Trimalleolar:

Job Classification

PFI

Sedentary Work

Expected 24 Months post injury

Light Work

 

Medium

 

Heavy Work

 

Very Heavy Work

 

Trimalleolar fracture with diastasis of the inferior tibiofibular joint:

Job Classification

PFI

Sedentary Work

Expected 24 Months post injury

Light Work

 

Medium Work

 

Heavy Work

 

Very Heavy Work

 

Talus:

Job Classification

PFI

Sedentary Work

Expected 24 Month post injury

Light Work

 

Medium Work

 

Heavy Work

 

Very Heavy Work

 

Calcaneum: os calcis - Undisplaced

Job Classification

PFI

Sedentary Work

Not anticipated

Light Work

 

Medium Work

 

Heavy Work

 

Very Heavy Work

 

Calcaneum: os calcis - Displaced:

Job Classification

PFI

Sedentary Work

Possible
24 Months post injury

Light Work

 

Medium Work

 

Heavy Work

 

Very Heavy Work

 

Tarsal Bones: excluding talus and os calcis

 

Job Classification

PFI

Sedentary Work

Expected 24 Month post injury

Light Work

 

Medium Work

 

Heavy Work

 

Very Heavy Work

 

Metatarsal:

Job Classification

PFI

Sedentary Work

Not anticipated
Possible- with multiple fractures

Light Work

 

Medium Work

 

Heavy Work

 

Very Heavy Work

 

Toes: lesser

Job Classification

PFI

Sedentary Work

Not anticipated
 

Light Work

 

Medium Work

 

Heavy Work

 

Very Heavy Work

 

Toes : great

Job Classification

PFI

Sedentary Work

Possible with joint involvement
(interphalangeal or metatarsalphalangael) 18 Months

Light Work

 

Medium Work

 

Heavy Work

 

Very Heavy Work