Citation

Magalhães T, Hamonet C, de Sousa MJ, Matos E, da Costa JP. Med. Law 1996; 15(1): 135-141.

Affiliation

Instituto de Medicina Legal, Universidade do Porto, Portugal.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1996, International Centre of Medicine and Law)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8691995

Abstract

The authors analysed 115 victims of limb injuries due to traffic accidents, to compare the medico-legal assessment by the rate of permanent disability (PD) with a tridimensional evaluation of the damage (lesion, function and situation), from a professional aspect. There was a high correlation between PD and lesional and functional sequelae. However, in professional situations only with those who were working full-time was there a high correlation with PD. PD gives only a lesional assessment. The authors propose a professional damage evaluation which considers the handicap of the individual in her/his ordinary work besides the lesion and function, as long as the assessment is personal and it is meant to reintegrate the victim completely in her/his professional life.

Language: en