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  1. DVBCWJW1 ;ALB/CMM JOINTS WKS TEXT - 1 ; 6 MARCH 1997
  1.  ;;2.7;AMIE;**12**;Apr 10, 1995
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  1. TXT ;
  1.  ;;A.  Review of Medical Records:
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  1.  ;;B.  Medical History (Subjective Complaints):
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  1.  ;;    Comment on:
  1.  ;;    1.  Pain, weakness, stiffness, swelling, heat and redness, 
  1.  ;;        instability or giving way, "locking," fatigability, lack of 
  1.  ;;        endurance, etc.
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  1.  ;;    2.  Treatment - type, dose, frequency, response, side effects.
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  1.  ;;    3.  If there are periods of flare-up of joint disease:
  1.  ;;        a.  State their severity, frequency, and duration.
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  1.  ;;        b.  Name the precipitating and alleviating factors.
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  1.  ;;        c.  Estimate to what extent, if any, they result in additional
  1.  ;;            limitation of motion or functional impairment during the 
  1.  ;;            flare-up.
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  1.  ;;    4.  Describe whether crutches, brace, cane, corrective shoes, etc., 
  1.  ;;        are needed.
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  1.  ;;    5.  Describe details of any surgery or injury.
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  1.  ;;    6.  Describe any episodes of dislocation or recurrent subluxation.
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  1.  ;;    7.  For inflammatory arthritis, describe any constitutional symptoms.
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  1.  ;;    8.  Describe the effects of the condition on the veteran's usual 
  1.  ;;        occupation and daily activities.
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  1.  ;;TOF
  1.  ;;    9.  For upper extremity, state which is dominant and means used to
  1.  ;;        identify dominant extremity.
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  1.  ;;   10.  If there is a prosthesis, provide date of prosthetic implant
  1.  ;;        and describe any complaint of pain, weakness, or limitation of
  1.  ;;        motion.  State whether crutches, brace, etc., are needed.
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  1.  ;;C.  Physical Examination (Objective Findings):
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  1.  ;;    Address each of the following as appropriate to the condition 
  1.  ;;    being examined and fully describe current findings:  A DETAILED 
  1.  ;;    ASSESSMENT OF EACH AFFECTED JOINT IS REQUIRED, INCLUDING JOINTS 
  1.  ;;    WITH PROSTHESES.
  1.  ;;    1.  Using a goniometer, measure the PASSIVE and ACTIVE range of 
  1.  ;;        motion, including movement against gravity and against strong
  1.  ;;        resistance.  Provide range of motion in degrees.
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  1.  ;;    2.  If the joint is painful on motion, state at what point in the
  1.  ;;        range of motion pain begins and ends.  
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  1.  ;;    3.  State to what extent (if any) and in which degrees (if possible)
  1.  ;;        the range of motion or joint function is ADDITIONALLY LIMITED
  1.  ;;        by pain, fatigue, weakness, or lack of endurance following 
  1.  ;;        repetitive use or during flare-ups.  If more than one of these
  1.  ;;        is present, state, if possible, which has the major functional
  1.  ;;        impact.
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  1.  ;;    4.  Describe objective evidence of painful motion, edema, effusion, 
  1.  ;;        instability, weakness, tenderness, redness, heat, abnormal 
  1.  ;;        movement, guarding of movement, etc.
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  1.  ;;    5.  For weight bearing joints (hip, knee, ankle), describe gait 
  1.  ;;        and functional limitations on standing and walking.  Describe
  1.  ;;        any callosities, breakdown, or unusual shoe wear pattern that
  1.  ;;        would indicate abnormal weight bearing.
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  1.  ;;    6.  If ankylosis is present, describe the position of the bones of
  1.  ;;        the joint in relationship to one another (in degrees of flexion,
  1.  ;;        external rotation, etc.), and state whether the ankylosis is 
  1.  ;;        stable and pain free.
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  1.  ;;   7.  If indicated, measure the leg length from the anterior superior
  1.  ;;       iliac spine to the medial malleolus.
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  1.  ;;   8.  For INFLAMMATORY ARTHRITIS, describe any constitutional signs.
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  1.  ;;   9.  Describe range of motion with prosthesis in same detail as 
  1.  ;;       described above for non-prosthetic joints.
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  1.  ;;D.  Normal Range of Motion:  All joint Range of Motion measurements 
  1.  ;;must be made using a GONIOMETER.  Show each measured range of motion 
  1.  ;;separately rather than as a continuum.  For example, if the veteran 
  1.  ;;lacks 10 degrees of full knee extension and has normal flexion, show 
  1.  ;;the range of motion as extension to minus 10 degrees (or lacks 10 
  1.  ;;degrees of extension) and flexion 0 to 140 degrees.  
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  1.  ;;    1.  Hip range of motion:  (Movement of femur as it rotates in the
  1.  ;;        acetabulum.)
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  1.  ;;        a.  Normal range of motion, using the anatomical position as 
  1.  ;;            zero degrees.  
  1.  ;;            Flexion = 0 to 125 degrees (To gain a true picture of hip
  1.  ;;            flexion, i.e., movement between the pelvis and femur in 
  1.  ;;            the hip joint, the opposite thigh should be extended to 
  1.  ;;            minimize motion between the pelvis and spine.)
  1.  ;;            Extension = 0 to 30 degrees.
  1.  ;;            Adduction = 0 to 25 degrees.
  1.  ;;            Abduction = 0 to 45 degrees.
  1.  ;;            External rotation = 0 to 60 degrees.
  1.  ;;            Internal rotation = 0 to 40 degrees.
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  1.  ;;    2.  Knee range of motion:
  1.  ;;        a.  Normal range of motion, using the anatomical position as 
  1.  ;;            zero degrees.
  1.  ;;            Flexion = 0 to 140 degrees.
  1.  ;;            Extension - zero degrees = full extension.  Show loss of 
  1.  ;;            extension by describing the degrees in which extension is
  1.  ;;            not possible.  (e.g., Show range of motion as extension to
  1.  ;;            minus 10 degrees and flexion 0 to 140 degrees when full
  1.  ;;            extension is limited by 10 degrees and full flexion is 
  1.  ;;            possible.)
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  1.  ;;TOF
  1.  ;;        b.  Stability.
  1.  ;;            Medial and Lateral Collateral Ligaments:
  1.  ;;               Varus/valgus in neutral and in 30 degrees of flexion -
  1.  ;;               normal is no motion.
  1.  ;;            Anterior and Posterior Cruciate Ligaments:
  1.  ;;               Anterior/posterior in 30 degrees of flexion with foot 
  1.  ;;               stabilized - normal is less than 5 mm. of motion (1/4 
  1.  ;;               inch - Lachman's test) or in 90 degrees of flexion with
  1.  ;;               foot stabilized - normal is less than 5mm. of motion 
  1.  ;;               (1/4 inch - anterior and posterior drawer test).
  1.  ;;            Medial and Lateral Meniscus:  Perform McMurray's test.
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  1.  ;;    3.  Ankle range of motion:
  1.  ;;        a.  Neutral position is with foot at 90 degrees to ankle.  
  1.  ;;            From that position, dorsiflexion is 0 to 20 degrees; 
  1.  ;;            plantar flexion is 0 to 45 degrees.
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  1.  ;;        b.  Describe any varus or valgus angulation of the os calcis 
  1.  ;;            in relationship to the long axis of the tibia and fibula.
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  1.  ;;    4.  Shoulder, elbow, forearm, and wrist range of motion:
  1.  ;;        a.  Normal range of motion is measured with zero degrees the 
  1.  ;;            anatomical position except for 2 situations:
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  1.  ;;            (1)  Supination and pronation of the forearm is measured 
  1.  ;;                 with the arm against the body, the elbow flexed to 90
  1.  ;;                 degrees, and the forearm in mid position (zero degrees) 
  1.  ;;                 between supination and pronation.
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  1.  ;;            (2)  Shoulder rotation is measured with the arm abducted 
  1.  ;;                 to 90 degrees, the elbow flexed to 90 degrees, and 
  1.  ;;                 the forearm reflecting the midpoint (zero degrees) 
  1.  ;;                 between internal and external rotation of the shoulder.
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  1.  ;;        b.  Shoulder forward flexion = zero to 180 degrees.
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  1.  ;;        c.  Shoulder abduction = zero to 180 degrees.
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  1.  ;;        d.  Shoulder external rotation = zero to 90 degrees.
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  1.  ;;        e.  Shoulder internal rotation = zero to 90 degrees.
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  1.  ;;        f.  Elbow flexion = zero to 145 degrees.
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  1.  ;;        g.  Forearm supination = zero to 85 degrees.
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  1.  ;;        h.  Forearm pronation = zero to 80 degrees.
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  1.  ;;        i.  Wrist dorsiflexion (extension) = zero to 70 degrees.
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  1.  ;;        j.  Wrist palmar flexion = zero to 80 degrees.
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  1.  ;;        k.  Wrist radial deviation = zero to 20 degrees.
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  1.  ;;        l.  Wrist ulnar deviation = zero to 45 degrees.
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  1.  ;;E.  Diagnostic and Clinical Tests:
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  1.  ;;    1.  As indicated:  X-rays, including special views or weight 
  1.  ;;        bearing films, MRI, arthrogram, diagnostic arthroscopy. 
  1.  ;;    2.  Include results of all diagnostic and clinical tests conducted
  1.  ;;        in the examination report.
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  1.  ;;NOTE:  The diagnosis of degenerative arthritis or post-traumatic 
  1.  ;;arthritis of a joint requires X-ray confirmation.  Once the diagnosis
  1.  ;;has been confirmed in a joint, further X-rays of that joint are not required.
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  1.  ;;F.  Diagnosis:
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  1.  ;;Signature:                             Date:
  1.  ;;END