This volume, which covers both physical and psychiatric disabilities, presents step-by-step procedures for assessing the degree to which impairments affect performance for specific jobs--and determining whether disability is present. It includes over 255 illustrations that demonstrate specific injuries and evaluation processes, and provides detailed discussions of topics such as interpreting radiographic studies, cumulative trauma disorders, fitness for duty, functional capacity evaluation, and disability ratings. It also delivers an expanded focus on international disability evaluation testing procedures and delivery systems.

Introduction to Disability and Impairment /Stephen L. Demeter, MD, MPH -- The Historical Development of Disability Programs in the United States / David C. Randolph, MD, MPH, Stephen L. Demeter, MD, MPH, John D. McLellan, JR., JD -- Economic Costs of Disability / Peter S. Barth, PhD -- Federal Workers' Compensation Programs / John D. McLellan, JR., JD -- State Workers' Compensation Programs / Thomas W. Bevan, ESQ -- Social Security Disability Programs / Kenneth D. Nibali, JD -- The Medical-Legal Interface / Lawrence P. Postol, JD -- The Physician as a Witness / Lynn C. Slaby, JD -- Evidence-Based Medical Dispute Resolution / Tee L. Guidotti, MD, MPH -- Causality / Elizabeth Genovese, MD, MBA -- Contrasting the Standard, Impairment, and Disability Examination / Stephen L. Demeter, MD, MPH -- Impairment -- The Impairment-Oriented Evaluation and Report / Stephen L. Demeter, MD, MPH, Ronald J. Washington, MD, FAADEP -- Musculoskeletal Impairment Assessment -- Range of Motion Evaluation / Tom G. Mayer, MD -- The Role of Radiologic Imaging in the Orthopedic Impairment Evaluation / Richard J. Herzog, MD, J. Bruce Kneeland, MD -- Cumulative Trauma / Thomas J. Armstrong, PhD -- Joint Systems: Hand and Wrist / Mark S. Cohen, MD, David M. Kalainov, MD -- Joint Systems: Shoulder and Elbow / Anthony A. Romeo, MD, Brian S. Cohen, MD -- Joint Systems: Knee and Hip / James V. Luck, JR., MD, Randall D. Lea, MD -- Joint Systems: Foot and Ankle / George B. Holmes, JR., MD, MPH, Lee C. Woods, MD.