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Alberta disability duration guidelines - Lower extremities: Fractures/Pelvis

Minor Fracture: stable pelvic ring or avulsions not involving pelvic ring
Job classification	PCI
Sedentary Work	Not anticipated with single fracture Possible if sympton resolution slow 24 Months
Light Work
Medium Work
Heavy Work
Very Heavy Work

Major Fractures: unstable/serious complications
Job classification	PCI
	Expected 24 Months post injury

Acetabulum - Undisplaced:
Job classification	PCI
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	PCI
	Expected 24 Months post injury

Hip: head, neck including subtrochanter region
Job classification	PCI
Sedentary Work	Expected 24 Months post injury
Light Work
Medium Work
Heavy Work
Very Heavy Work

Femur: shaft
Job classification	PCI
Sedentary Work	Expected 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	PCI
Sedentary Work	Expected 24 Months post injury
Light Work
Medium Work
Heavy Work
Very Heavy Work

Patella: Undisplaced: nonoperative treatment
Job classification	PCI
Sedentary Work	Expected 24 Months  post injury
Light Work
Medium Work
Heavy Work
Very Heavy Work

Patella: Displaced: surgical reduction
Job classification	PCI
Sedentary Work	Expected 24 Months  post injury
Light Work
Medium Work
Heavy Work
Very Heavy Work

Tibia: shaft
Job classification	PCI
Sedentary Work	Possible 24 Months  post injury
Light Work
Medium Work
Heavy Work
Very Heavy Work

Fibula: shaft
Job classification	PCI
Sedentary Work	Not anticipated
Light Work
Medium Work
Heavy Work
Very Heavy Work

Ankle: Unimalleolar: Lateral or medial malleolus (excluding flake fractures):
Job classification	PCI
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	PCI
Sedentary Work	Expected 24 Months post injury
Light Work
Medium
Heavy Work
Very Heavy Work

Trimalleolar:
Job classification	PCI
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	PCI
Sedentary Work	Expected 24 Months post injury
Light Work
Medium Work
Heavy Work
Very Heavy Work

Talus:
Job classification	PCI
Sedentary Work	Expected 24 Month post injury
Light Work
Medium Work
Heavy Work
Very Heavy Work

Calcaneum: os calcis - Undisplaced
Job classification	PCI
Sedentary Work	Not anticipated
Light Work
Medium Work
Heavy Work
Very Heavy Work

Calcaneum: os calcis - Displaced:
Job classification	PCI
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	PCI
Sedentary Work	Expected 24 Month post injury
Light Work
Medium Work
Heavy Work
Very Heavy Work

Metatarsal:
Job classification	PCI
Sedentary Work	Not anticipated Possible- with multiple fractures
Light Work
Medium Work
Heavy Work
Very Heavy Work

Toes: lesser
Job classification	PCI
Sedentary Work	Not anticipated
Light Work
Medium Work
Heavy Work
Very Heavy Work

Toes : great
Job classification	PCI
Sedentary Work	Possible with joint involvement (interphalangeal or metatarsalphalangael) 24 Months
Light Work
Medium Work
Heavy Work
Very Heavy Work

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