# Third Edition, Revised, 1990

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## AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, Third Edition, Revised, 1990 {#third-revised}

*AMA Guides, Third Edition, Revised (1990)*

Official source: <https://ama-guides.ama-assn.org/books>

_AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, Third Edition, Revised, 1990, published by the American Medical Association, 1990-01-01._

**Jurisdictions that rate under this edition:** Colorado (fixed edition).

**Rating method:** range of motion model for the spine and extremities.

The edition's text, tables and values are published by the American Medical Association and are not reproduced here. Read the edition on the publisher's platform: https://ama-guides.ama-assn.org/books

_Applied in 60 published decisions and opinions (ECAB and state courts). Recent: [Cory Wolven v. Jeanmadi del Rosario Velez, 2024 COA 8](https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/9461690/cory-wolven-v-jeanmadi-del-rosario-velez/) (2024-01-18) · [ECAB 20-0477](https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ecab/decisions/2023/JAN/20-0477.pdf) (2023-01-03) · [v. ICAO, 2021 COA 27](https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/4861244/v-icao/) (2021-03-04) · [ECAB 20-0543](https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ecab/decisions/2020/NOV/20-0543.pdf) (2020-11-30) · [Herrera v. Lerma, 2018 COA 141](https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/4540094/herrera-v-lerma/) (2018-09-20)._