Forensic medical evaluation of the severity of harm to the health in the cases of a fracture of the zygomaticoorbital complex complicated by ophthalmological disorders
Klevno, V.A.; Grigor'eva, E.N.
Sudebno-Meditsinskaia Ekspertiza 54(3): 13-18
2011
ISSN/ISBN: 0039-4521 PMID: 21866841 Document Number: 649459
Expert reports of the cases of a fracture of the zygomaticoorbital complex are presented along with their comprehensive assessment based on the available investigative, clinical, and anamnestic data. The analysis included 71 patients, materials of forensic medical examination and other medical documentation, civil, criminal, and administrative proceedings. It was shown that forensic medical evaluation of the severity of harm to the health in the cases of a fracture of the zygomaticoorbital complex including those complicated by ophthalmological disorders is possible both in terms of the total duration of health impairment and in terms of the persistent loss of ability to work (on a percentage base). It is concluded that the degree of harm to the health in the cases of a fracture of the zygomaticoorbital complex complicated by ophthalmological disorders can be categorized as mild, moderate, and severe depending on the total duration of health impairment and percentage loss of ability to work. In case of irreparable facial disfigurement, the moderate harm to the health can be re-evaluated by the court as a severe one.