9. In Table 9 (musculoskeletal disorders)—
(a)for Item 2A substitute—
“2A 9 Traumatic back injury resulting in vertebral or intervertebral disc damage and medically verified neurological signs, which has required, or is expected to require, operative treatment and which is expected to result in permanent significant functional limitation or restriction.”;
(b)in item 4 after “full thickness rupture, affecting one” insert “hip,”;
(c)for Item 25 substitute—
“25 13 Radiologically confirmed osteoarthritis of hip, knee, ankle, back, shoulder, elbow or wrist (caused by repetitive or attrition injury) causing permanent significant functional limitation or restriction.”;
(d)at the end of the Table substitute—
“(*) References to back in this table include cervical, thoracic, lumbar and sacral vertebral segments or coccyx.”
for—
“(*) References to back in this table include cervical, thoracic, lumbar or sacral vertebral segments.”.