Complete immobility of the great toe rating corresponds to which permanent disability percentage?

Complete immobility of the great toe rating corresponds to which permanent disability percentage?

• A. 2 percent
• B. 8 percent
• C. 4 percent
• D. 6 percent

Answer: (B)

In California workers’ compensation, the permanent disability rating for immobilization of a body part is a fixed value used when that part has become permanently immobile. For the great toe, complete immobility (ankylosis with no motion) is assigned 8 percent permanent disability. This reflects the significant role the great toe plays in propulsion and balance during walking, so losing motion there has a meaningful impact on function, though it’s not as disabling as conditions higher up the leg. The smaller percentages correspond to lesser degrees of impairment or to different toes/higher-level conditions, but for a toe that is completely immobile, the rating is 8 percent.

In California workers’ compensation, the permanent disability rating for immobilization of a body part is a fixed value used when that part has become permanently immobile. For the great toe, complete immobility (ankylosis with no motion) is assigned 8 percent permanent disability. This reflects the significant role the great toe plays in propulsion and balance during walking, so losing motion there has a meaningful impact on function, though it’s not as disabling as conditions higher up the leg. The smaller percentages correspond to lesser degrees of impairment or to different toes/higher-level conditions, but for a toe that is completely immobile, the rating is 8 percent.