What does a 10 percent impairment rating mean?

What does a 10 percent impairment rating mean?

What is an Impairment Rating? The impairment rating is usually a number that the doctor assigns to your injury. Typically if you have a back injury, it may be a 10 percent or a 15 percent impairment rating. An impairment rating is meant to be the percentage of injury that you have to that part of your body.

Does a hip replacement qualify you for disability?

Those who have recently had a hip replacement may qualify for Social Security disability benefits. If you are struggling to live your daily life due to continued pain and complications after your hip replacement, then you may qualify for financial assistance through the Social Security disability benefits program.

How is an impairment rating determined?

To calculate the impairment award, the CE multiplies the percentage points of the impairment rating of the employee’s covered illness or illnesses by $2,500.00. For example, if a physician assigns an impairment rating of 40% or 40 points, the CE multiplies 40 by $2,500.00, to equal a $100,000.00 impairment award.

When can you make love after hip replacement?

In general, you can expect to feel ready to return to sexual activity around four to six weeks after your hip surgery. For most patients, their pain has subsided enough by this time that it makes starting up sexual activity possible.

How should you sit after hip surgery?

Sit on a firm chair with straight back and armrests. Keep hips and knees at 90 degrees (i.e., knees below hips). DO NOT sit on low, soft or overstuffed furniture that may cause excessive bending of your hip.

Where is the incision made for hip replacement surgery?

With traditional hip replacement, surgeons cut a six to 12-inch incision along the thigh, cutting through the muscle and tendon, to reach the hip joint, causing more blood loss.

How long is the incision for hip replacement surgery?

With traditional hip replacement surgery a 5 to 10-inch incision in the side of the hip is needed whereas with the minimally-invasive approach incisions are about 1.5 inches and two inches in length though this can vary with the size of the patient.

Who is a candidate for SuperPATH hip replacement?

A: Pretty much anyone who is a candidate for standard hip replacement would be a candidate for a SuperPATH procedure. I have converted many patients from a hip fracture fixation to a total hip replacement with SuperPATH.