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Disablement

Medical Model

Definition

The pathological outcome of injury/disease.

Prerequisite chain

  1. Condition. Injury/disease has occurred and is being treated
  2. Functional status. Physiological capacity is reduced
  3. Applied test. Measured at Maximum Medical Improvement (MMI) - the stable post-treatment plateau
Assessment basis (treatment / aids) — Typically measured at MMI, both with and without current treatments.

Qualifiers

  • Severity. Mirrors medical disability qualifiers
  • Duration. Acute vs. Chronic
  • Scope. Mirrors medical disability qualifiers
  • Other. Point of Maximum Medical Improvement (MMI)

Impact

Loss of physiological capacity.

Example

A spinal injury patient is assessed at MMI, 18 months post-surgery, for residual physiological loss.

Source: Clinical/medical practice

Language map: disability · Incapacity · Mitigated-state trap