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Alberta disability duration guidelines - Lower extremities: Amputations

Hip Disarticulation:
Job classification	RTW Minimum/Maximum	PCI
Sedentary Work	3 months - 1 year	3 Months after satisfactory fitting of prosthesis
Light Work	by report
Medium Work	by report
Heavy Work	by report
Very Heavy Work	by report

 

Above Knee
Job classification	RTW Minimum/Maximum	PCI
Sedentary Work	12 weeks - 30 weeks	3 Months after satisfactory fitting of prosthesis
Light Work	12 weeks - 30 weeks
Medium Work	by report
Heavy Work	by report
Very Heavy Work	by report

 

Below Knee:
Job classification	RTW Minimum/Maximum	PCI
Sedentary Work	12 weeks - 26 weeks	3 Months after satisfactory fitting of prosthesis
Light Work	12 weeks - 26 weeks
Medium Work	18 weeks - 26 weeks
Heavy Work	18 weeks - 26 weeks
Very Heavy Work	18 weeks - 26 weeks

 

Foot - Mid-Metatarsal Amputatiom:
Job classification	RTW Minimum/Maximum	PCI
Sedentary Work	6 weeks - 8 weeks	Expected 24 Months post amputation
Light Work	6 weeks - 8 weeks
Medium Work	by report
Heavy Work	by report
Very Heavy Work	by report

 

All Toes at Metatarsophalangeal Joint:
Job classification	RTW Minimum/Maximum	PCI
Sedentary Work	4 weeks - 8 weeks	Expected 24 Months post amputation
Light Work	8 weeks - 10 weeks
Medium Work	10 weeks - 14 weeks
Heavy Work	by report
Very Heavy Work	by report

 

Great Toe:
Job classification	RTW Minimum/Maximum	PCI
Sedentary Work	2 weeks - 4 weeks	Expected 24 Months post amputation
Light Work	4 weeks - 5 weeks
Medium Work	6 weeks - 8 weeks
Heavy Work	by report
Very Heavy Work	by report

 

Lesser Toe: single
Job classification	RTW Minimum/Maximum	PCI
Sedentary Work	1 weeks - 2 weeks	Expected 24 Months post amputation
Light Work	3 weeks - 4 weeks
Medium Work	4 weeks
Heavy Work	4 weeks
Very Heavy Work	4 weeks

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