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JAMES LEWIS DRYWALL v. DAVIS

No. 92-1330.

627 So.2d 1302 (1993)

JAMES LEWIS DRYWALL and Feisco, Appellants, v. James W. DAVIS, Jr., Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

December 10, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kristin J. Swanson, Rissman, Weisberg, Barrett & Hurt, P.A., Orlando, H. George Kagan of Miller, Kagan & Chait, West Palm Beach, for appellants.

Glen D. Wieland, Orlando, Bill McCabe, Longwood, for appellee.

PER CURIAM.

In this workers' compensation case, the employer/carrier (e/c) challenge an award of amputation benefits for the surgical removal of appellee/claimant's patella or kneecap. At issue is whether a patellectomy constitutes an "amputation" under section 440.15(3)(a), Florida Statutes (1987).1 We conclude that this procedure does not constitute an amputation under the statute and reverse the award.

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