ADAM PERRY vs. HAMMOND \& MASING CONSTRUCTION, STATE COMPENSATION INSURANCE FUND
The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board affirmed a prior award denying additional temporary disability payments beyond the statutory 104-week limit. The applicant sought to extend payments based on his knee surgeries, arguing they constituted "amputations" under Labor Code section 4656(c)(2)(C). The Board held that the term "amputation" in this context refers to the severance of external body parts, not the surgical removal of internal knee fragments or cartilage.