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FLAX--REHABILITATION OF HAND INJURIES 241 Table 2.--Increase in Individual Incapacity Rating after Physical Medicine Treatment--Continued Patient 53 54 55 .. 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 Group 13 14 15 16 16 17 18 19 Case 516 590 663 Incapacity of Hand Before and After Treatment, per Cent t Befaore M*. PM* After A t M PM Difference A M PM 5 40 06 66 25 40 86 96 20 0 80 30 Weeks Before Treatment 15 3 4 .... * , . . . 126 1.5 12 320 0 5 439 0 0 532 0 0 573 5 5 710 20 20 736 0 9 2.5 10 15 2.5 10 80 20 0 30 20 33 915 1267 1644 425 1274 0 35 30 60 60 60 0 15 4.5 9 50 35 67 60 67 60 15 9 5.5 84 50 70 70 70 121 1 1 2.5 1.5 113 10 10 12 10 255 0 1 11 349 0 10 7.5 10 377 10 8 25 8 497 4.5 4.6 10 4.5 476 0 3 - 5 3 524 2.5 2.5 4.5 0 547 0 10 0.5 0 569 0 9 3.5 2 588 . 0 25 53 620 0 15 15 0 720 0 12 3.5 2 430 5' 25 15 0 507 40 40 60 40 1030 10 10 15 5 1247 4.5 9 9 5.5 1392 06 82 1542 9 9 12 5 1552 7 7 12 3 1604 55 75 1921 30 67 60 67 548 1265 1577 1693 1793 702 1522 1399 10 15 60 60 7 40 20 75 70 70 10 60 5 25 60 . 85 14 15 90 60 25 20 85 75 75 70 25 60 50 15 70 75 98 20 20 645 0 30 897 30 30 33 5 10 10 40 40 Av. 16.7 29.0 28.6 22.8 .. 1 - --2 15 -- 2.5 10 80 15 -- 5 10 0 3 --6 50 0 37 0 7 '0 1 --10 4.5 -- 3.5 20 1.5 2 1 7.5 15 5.5 5 2 0.5 3.5 5 15 3.5 10 20 5 4.5. 8 3 5 2 30 0 + 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- 2.5 --10 7 --22 --15 --10 --25 0 --5 -- 3.5 --4 --4 --4 0 0 40 30 0 18 --20 65 0 50 15 0 45 --10 10 --10 . 13 --15 10 --20 10 +10 11.9 -- 6.2 . 3 6 10 2:5 14 12 4 12 6 4 4 4 8 3.5 4.5 6.5 3 5 5.5 16 11 1 5 4 2 1.5 4 19 20 4 20 5 4 8 9 20 6 8 14 3 24 3 4 8.5 4 3 6.5 . * M stands for incapacity determined by 'the Medical Division; PM, for incapacity determined by the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Twenty-six patients had no provisional disability rating by the Medical Division on admission- to the Department. Yet, 24 of these patients did have incapacities, ranging from 5 to 50 per cent of the hand, as measured in the Center, before starting rehabilitation measures. Fifty-three patients did not improve, according to the figures of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Twenty-five patients showed a decrease of 10 per cent or less; 8 additional patients (33 in all), of 20 per cent or less, and 12 (45 in all), of less than 35 per cent. "1 Only 3 workmen showed an increase in disability rating, as confirmed by the Center; i. e., -f- 3 per cent, -f- 0.5 per.cent and -f- 10 per cent. ilk i 4 (f t *!