Combined, hand and
arm injuries affect nearly 200,000 U.S. workers every year.
Not exact matches
This
injury most commonly
affects the elbow, the tendons in the lower
arm and the wrist.
Most commonly, these avulsion
injuries affect the innervation of the
arm and hand, and lead to paralysis, loss of sensation and cause chronic pain.
Kevlar vests protect torsos, but a quarter of all
injuries incurred in the war
affect the
arms and 35 percent the legs.
Paralysis: Often the result of a spinal cord
injury, paralysis can
affect the legs and / or
arms on one or both sides of the body.
Injuries higher on the column can
affect the whole body including use of the
arms and even lungs requiring the use of a ventilator.
Brachial plexus palsy
injuries, a general term that encompasses several types of palsy
injuries, can
affect the upper portion of the
arm, shoulder, and / or hand.
For certain
injuries, including those
affecting the
arms, hands, fingers, feet, toes, legs, eyesight, and hearing, there are special categories that determine the length of time for which you will receive benefits.
The final type of
injury was upper body musculoskeletal
injuries, which mostly
affect the neck,
arms, and back.
CRPS is a chronic pain condition
affecting the
arms, legs, hands or feet that typically develops after an
injury in an accident, surgery, stroke or heart attack.
The
injuries affected the Claimant's ability to pursue a career in the
Armed Forces.