Fracture of femoral trochlea cartilage as assimilated injury

ATA/235/1996Court of Justice / Administrative ChamberApr 30, 1996

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Omnilex summary

The court held that a fracture of the cartilage of the femoral trochlea falls within the category of injuries assimilated to an accident under Art. 9(2) OLAA. It interpreted the notion of fracture in a broad, general sense, as referring to the bone as a whole and not requiring any distinction based on the specific tissues composing it.

Omnilex headnote

Art. 9 al. 2 OLAA; interpretation of the term “fracture” in the catalogue of injuries assimilated to accident: the notion is to be understood in a general sense as relating to the osseous structure as a whole, without distinguishing the tissues of which it is composed. A fracture of the cartilage of the femoral trochlea therefore falls within the statutory concept of assimilated injury. The provision is construed according to its general meaning and not restricted by a histological differentiation (consid. implicit).

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Descripteurs

ASSURANCE SOCIALE; AA; LESION CORPORELLE ASSIMILEE A UN ACCIDENT; INTERPRETATION(SENS GENERAL); FRACTURE; ASSU

Normes

OLAA.9 al.2

Résumé

La fracture du cartilage de la throchlée fémorale constitue une lésion assimilée à un accident au sens de l'article 9 alinéa 2 OLAA. Il faut interpréter le terme de fracture au sens de cette disposition comme se rapportant à la totalité de l'objet "os" sans spécification quant à la nature des tissus qui le composent.

Keywords

social insuranceassimilated injuryaccidentfractureinterpretationcartilage

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Key legal questions extracted by Omnilex

Key legal question

Whether a fracture of the cartilage of the femoral trochlea is an assimilated injury under Art. 9(2) OLAA.

Extracted holding

Yes. The term 'fracture' in this provision is to be interpreted as referring to the bone as a whole, without distinguishing the particular tissues composing it.

Extracted reasoning

A general interpretation of 'fracture' under Art. 9(2) OLAA does not require that the damaged structure be described by its specific tissue composition. The injury therefore falls within the assimilated-injury catalogue.

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