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Evaluation and Comparison of Disability Status in Cases with Isolated Extremity Injuries Based on Current Regulations
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This study compares two commonly used regulations in disability assessment, the Regulation on Disability Assessment for Adults (RDA) and the Regulation on Determination of Loss of Working Capacity (RLW), by examining cases with isolated extremity injuries.
Disability reports from 347 cases with isolated extremity injuries were reviewed. These reports were issued by the Department of Forensic Medicine at the Bursa Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine between 2020 and 2023. For each case, disability rates were calculated according to the RLW and the RDA. The median disability rate was 4 (min-max: 0–57) according to the RDA and 6 (min-max: 0–81) according to the RLW. Disability rates calculated using the RLW were significantly higher than those calculated using the RDA (p<0.001). A strong positive correlation was observed between disability rates calculated according to the two regulations (r=0.881, p<0.001). The leg (cruris) region was identified as the most frequently injured area (37.2%). Range-of-motion limitation (60.2%), diagnosis-based impairments (14.7%), and atrophy (14.1%) were the most common impairments.
We believe that the current disability regulations should be reviewed, and that a new regulation should be developed which covers all types of impairments, specifies disability rates without requiring subjective judgment or comparison, and minimizes interpretive differences.
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Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
Adli Tıp
Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yayımlanma Tarihi
17 Şubat 2026
Gönderilme Tarihi
25 Kasım 2025
Kabul Tarihi
8 Şubat 2026
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2026 Cilt: 52
APA
Malci, E. B., Düzcan, A. M., Türkmen İnanır, N., & Fedakar, R. (2026). Evaluation and Comparison of Disability Status in Cases with Isolated Extremity Injuries Based on Current Regulations. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty, 52, 1829776. https://doi.org/10.32708/uutfd.1829776
AMA
1.Malci EB, Düzcan AM, Türkmen İnanır N, Fedakar R. Evaluation and Comparison of Disability Status in Cases with Isolated Extremity Injuries Based on Current Regulations. Uludağ Tıp Derg. 2026;52:1829776. doi:10.32708/uutfd.1829776
Chicago
Malci, Emir Bayram, Ali Metin Düzcan, Nursel Türkmen İnanır, ve Recep Fedakar. 2026. “Evaluation and Comparison of Disability Status in Cases with Isolated Extremity Injuries Based on Current Regulations”. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty 52 (Şubat): 1829776. https://doi.org/10.32708/uutfd.1829776.
EndNote
Malci EB, Düzcan AM, Türkmen İnanır N, Fedakar R (01 Şubat 2026) Evaluation and Comparison of Disability Status in Cases with Isolated Extremity Injuries Based on Current Regulations. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty 52 1829776.
IEEE
[1]E. B. Malci, A. M. Düzcan, N. Türkmen İnanır, ve R. Fedakar, “Evaluation and Comparison of Disability Status in Cases with Isolated Extremity Injuries Based on Current Regulations”, Uludağ Tıp Derg, c. 52, s. 1829776, Şub. 2026, doi: 10.32708/uutfd.1829776.
ISNAD
Malci, Emir Bayram - Düzcan, Ali Metin - Türkmen İnanır, Nursel - Fedakar, Recep. “Evaluation and Comparison of Disability Status in Cases with Isolated Extremity Injuries Based on Current Regulations”. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty 52 (01 Şubat 2026): 1829776. https://doi.org/10.32708/uutfd.1829776.
JAMA
1.Malci EB, Düzcan AM, Türkmen İnanır N, Fedakar R. Evaluation and Comparison of Disability Status in Cases with Isolated Extremity Injuries Based on Current Regulations. Uludağ Tıp Derg. 2026;52:1829776.
MLA
Malci, Emir Bayram, vd. “Evaluation and Comparison of Disability Status in Cases with Isolated Extremity Injuries Based on Current Regulations”. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty, c. 52, Şubat 2026, s. 1829776, doi:10.32708/uutfd.1829776.
Vancouver
1.Emir Bayram Malci, Ali Metin Düzcan, Nursel Türkmen İnanır, Recep Fedakar. Evaluation and Comparison of Disability Status in Cases with Isolated Extremity Injuries Based on Current Regulations. Uludağ Tıp Derg. 01 Şubat 2026;52:1829776. doi:10.32708/uutfd.1829776
