Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2022C00686:reg:9:p5
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2022C00686
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 9 (pt 5/5)
Character Range: 16494–18646

(37)      for osteoarthritis of a joint of the lower limb or hand joint only:
Note: joint of the lower limb and hand joint are defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(a)          being overweight for at least ten years before the clinical worsening of osteoarthritis in that joint;
             Note: being overweight is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(b)          for males, having a waist circumference exceeding 102 centimetres for at least ten years before the clinical worsening of osteoarthritis in that joint; or
(c)          for females, having a waist circumference exceeding 88 centimetres for at least ten years before the clinical worsening of osteoarthritis in that joint;
(38)      for osteoarthritis of a hip or knee joint only, kneeling or squatting for a cumulative period of at least one hour per day, on more days than not, for a continuous period of at least one year before the clinical worsening of osteoarthritis in that joint;
(39)      for osteoarthritis of a knee joint only, having internal derangement of the affected joint before the clinical worsening of osteoarthritis in that joint;
(40)      for osteoarthritis of the patello-femoral joint only, having chondromalacia patella before the clinical worsening of osteoarthritis in that joint;
(41)      having a disorder associated with loss of pain sensation or proprioception involving the affected joint before the clinical worsening of osteoarthritis in that joint;
(42)      having Paget's disease of bone of the affected joint before the clinical worsening of osteoarthritis in that joint;
(43)      having acromegaly before the clinical worsening of osteoarthritis in that joint;
Note: acromegaly is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(44)      having joint instability or dislocation of the affected joint, at least one year before the clinical worsening of osteoarthritis in that joint;
(45)      for osteoarthritis of a hip joint only, having femoroacetabular impingement syndrome of the affected joint, before the clinical worsening of osteoarthritis in that joint;
(46)      inability to obtain appropriate clinical management for osteoarthritis.