Table 4.

Patients’ subjective assessment of their abilities to perform functional tasks using the surgically treated hand

Task	Number of thumbs
	Total	No difficulty	Mild difficulty	Moderate difficulty	Severe difficulty	Unable
Write	143	127	10	6	0	NA
Brush teeth	143	135	4	4	0	0
Turn keys	143	92	45	6	0	0
Open tight jars	143	65	47	22	3	6
Use scissors	143	90	36	15	2	0
Buttons	143	99	37	5	1	1
Zippers	143	101	37	5	0	0
Pick up small objects	143	118	20	4	1	0
Play/deal cards	143	129	11	2	0	1

NA = not applicable.