Criteria: Figure 15-10 Impairment of the Digits and the Hand for Amputation at Various Levels (456), Table 15-28 Impairment for Upper Limb Amputations at Various Levels (457), Figure 15-11 Digit Impairment Percent for Thumb Amputation at Various Levels (458), Figure 15-12 Digit Impairment Percent for Finger Amputation at Various Levels (458)
Determine level of amputation, most accurate performed using Figure 15-11 (458) and Figure 15-12 (458). The process is similar to that in the Fourth and Fifth Editions of the Guides. Conversion to WPI are made using Table 15-12 (421).
