Neurology Edited by Professor Emeritus Desire' Dubounet, IMUNE

Hip Joint-Two or More Ranges of Motion Abnormal MotionMeasure separately and record the impairment of the lower extremitycontributed by each range of motion. Add the impairment valuescontributed by ranges of motion. Their sum is the impairment of thelower extremity contributed by the hip joint.Example: %Impairment ofDescriptionLowerExtremity10° active forward flexion 1610° active backward extension 410° active abduction 1210° active adduction 4(16% +4% + 12% +4% = 36%) 36AnkylosisMeasure separately and record the impairment of the lower extremitycontributed by ankylosis in each position. The largest impairment due toankylosis is the impairment of the lower extremity contributed by the hipjoint.