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The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 81:1049-50 (1999)
© 1999 The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

Book Review

DISABILITY EVALUATION. Stephen L. Demeter, Gunnar B. J. Andersson, and George M. Smith. St. Louis, Mosby and the American Medical Association, 1996. $79.95, 638 pp.

Jeremy Fairbank, M.D., F.R.C.S.

This book is an important resource for all physicians involved in the assessment of patients seeking disability compensation. It has a strong North American bias, but most of the text is very relevant to physicians and surgeons everywhere, particularly those involved in occupational health. Lawyers in the field also will find much valuable material. I strongly recommend the book to all of these groups and to medical libraries. The text is well presented, and I came across only one misprint.

The text is divided into three sections. The first section deals with definitions of impairment, disability, and handicap, which also are summarized in an appendix. There is an interesting chapter on the evolution of legal systems for disability compensation. The focus of the middle chapters is on the American and Canadian systems of disability compensation. The section ends with chapters on medicolegal issues, and much of this information . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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