Table 2.
Patient characteristics.
| Age | Sex | Diagnosis | Available disability weight | Disability weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | F | Tendon adhesion | Musculoskeletal problems: arms, mild | 0.024 |
| 16 | M | Finger flexor tendon injury | Musculoskeletal problems: arms, mild | 0.024 |
| 26 | M | Finger flexor tendon injury and nerve laceration | Injured nerves: long term | 0.136 |
| 60 | M | Posttraumatic joint contracture | Musculoskeletal problems: arms, mild | 0.024 |
| 68 | F | Trigger finger | Musculoskeletal problems: arms, mild | 0.024 |
| 3 | F | Finger flexor tendon injury | Musculoskeletal problems: arms, mild | 0.024 |
| 13 | M | Cubitus varus | Disfigurement: level 1 | 0.013 |
| 14 | M | Polydactyly | Disfigurement: level 1 | 0.013 |
| 47 | M | Lipoma | Disfigurement: level 1, with itch or pain | 0.029 |
| 57 | F | Trigger finger | Musculoskeletal problems: arms, mild | 0.024 |
| 11 | M | Burn scar contracture | Burns of <20% total surface area or <10% total surface area if head or neck or hands or wrist involved: long term, with or without treatment | 0.018 |
| 12 | M | Burn scar contracture | Musculoskeletal problems: arms, mild | 0.024 |
| 21 | F | Partial traumatic amputation | Amputation of finger(s), excluding thumb: long term, with treatment | 0.03 |
| 30 | F | Nerve laceration | Injured nerves: long term | 0.136 |
| 34 | M | Skin contracture | Musculoskeletal problems: arms, mild | 0.024 |
| 47 | M | Radius and ulna fracture | Fracture of radius or ulna: short term, with or without treatment | 0.065 |
| 8 | M | Metacarpal fracture | Musculoskeletal problems: arms, mild | 0.024 |
| 11 | M | Cubitus varus | Disfigurement: level 1 | 0.013 |
| 21 | M | Burn scar contracture | Burns of <20% total surface area or <10% total surface area if head or neck or hands or wrist involved: long term, with or without treatment | 0.018 |
| 45 | M | Posttraumatic joint contracture | Musculoskeletal problems: arms, mild | 0.024 |
| 48 | M | Carpal tunnel syndrome | Injured nerves: short term | 0.065 |
| 51 | F | Ganglion cyst | Disfigurement: level 1, with itch or pain | 0.029 |
| 67 | M | Dupuytren's contracture | Musculoskeletal problems: arms, moderate | 0.114 |
| 5 | M | Burn scar contracture | Burns of <20% total surface area or <10% total surface area if head or neck or hands or wrist involved: long term, with or without treatment | 0.018 |
| 7 | M | Polydactyly | Disfigurement: level 1 | 0.013 |
| 19 | F | Tumor | Disfigurement: level 1, with itch or pain | 0.029 |
| 21 | M | Tumor | Disfigurement: level 1, with itch or pain | 0.029 |
| 31 | M | Dorsal ganglion cyst | Disfigurement: level 1, with itch or pain | 0.029 |
| 42 | F | Nonunion radius | Fracture of radius or ulna: long term, without treatment | 0.05 |
| 56 | F | De Quervain's syndrome | Musculoskeletal problems: arms, moderate | 0.114 |
| 11 mo | M | Thumb hypoplasia | Amputation of thumb: long term | 0.013 |
| 23 | M | Burn scar contracture | Musculoskeletal problems: arms, mild | 0.024 |
| 33 | M | Burn scar contracture | Musculoskeletal problems: arms, moderate | 0.114 |
| 37 | F | Hook nail deformity | Disfigurement: level 1 | 0.013 |
| 48 | M | Dupuytren's contracture | Musculoskeletal problems: arms, mild | 0.024 |
| 8 | M | Flexor tendon injury | Musculoskeletal problems: arms, mild | 0.024 |
| 10 | F | Scar contracture | Musculoskeletal problems: arms, mild | 0.024 |
| 20 | M | Flexor tendon injury with nerve laceration | Injured nerves: long term | 0.136 |
| 55 | M | Carpal tunnel syndrome | Injured nerve: short term | 0.065 |
| 5 | M | Syndactyly | Musculoskeletal problems: arms, mild | 0.024 |
| 17 | M | Thumb hypoplasia | Musculoskeletal problems: arms, moderate | 0.114 |
| 18 | M | Foreign body with ulnar neuropathy | Injured nerves: short term | 0.065 |
| 23 | M | Foreign body | Musculoskeletal problems: arms, mild | 0.024 |
| 34 | M | Radial head fracture | Fracture of radius or ulna: short term, with or without treatment | 0.065 |
| 44 | M | Posttraumatic joint contracture | Musculoskeletal problems: arms, mild | 0.024 |
| 49 | M | Extensor tendon laceration | Musculoskeletal problems: arms, mild | 0.024 |
| 20 | M | Flexor tendon injury | Musculoskeletal problems: arms, moderate | 0.114 |
| 22 | F | Posttraumatic joint contracture | Musculoskeletal problems: arms, mild | 0.024 |
| 22 | M | Posttraumatic joint contracture | Musculoskeletal problems: arms, mild | 0.024 |
| 47 | M | Shoulder lipoma | Disfigurement: level 1, with itch or pain | 0.029 |
| 61 | F | Ganglion cyst and ulnocarpal abutment | Musculoskeletal problems: arms, moderate | 0.114 |
| 5 | M | Burn scar contracture | Burns of <20% total surface area or <10% total surface area if head or neck or hands or wrist involved: long term, with or without treatment | 0.018 |
| 32 | M | Flexor tendon injury | Musculoskeletal problems: arms, moderate | 0.114 |
| 60 | F | Ganglion cyst | Disfigurement: level 1, with itch or pain | 0.029 |
| 61 | M | Finger flexor tendon injury | Musculoskeletal problems: arms, moderate | 0.114 |
| 65 | F | L ulna nonunion | Fracture of radius or ulna: long term, without treatment | 0.05 |
| 10 | M | Syndactyly | Musculoskeletal problems: arms, mild | 0.024 |
| 24 | M | Malunion | Musculoskeletal problems: arms, moderate | 0.114 |
| 35 | F | Nerve laceration | Injured nerves: long term | 0.136 |
| 38 | M | Nerve laceration | Injured nerves: long term | 0.136 |
| 10 mo | M | L MF-RF syndactyly | Musculoskeletal problems: arms, mild | 0.024 |
| 17 | M | Malunion | Fracture of hand: long term, without treatment | 0.016 |
| 18 | M | Flexor tendon injury | Musculoskeletal problems: arms, moderate | 0.114 |
| 28 | M | Radial nerve laceration | Injured nerves: long term | 0.136 |
| 42 | F | Carpal tunnel syndrome | Injured nerve: short term | 0.065 |
| 14 | M | Flexor tendon injury with nerve laceration | Musculoskeletal problems: arms, moderate | 0.114 |
| 23 | F | Burn scar contracture | Burns of <20% total surface area or <10% total surface area if head or neck or hands or wrist involved: long term, with or without treatment | 0.018 |
| 50 | M | Radial nerve laceration | Injured nerves: long term | 0.136 |
| 9 | F | Burn scar contracture | Burns of <20% total surface area or <10% total surface area if head or neck or hands or wrist involved: long term, with or without treatment | 0.018 |
| 16 | F | Malunion | Musculoskeletal problems: arms, mild | 0.024 |
| 31 | F | Ganglion cyst | Disfigurement: level 1, with itch or pain | 0.029 |
| 47 | F | Ulnocarpal abutment | Musculoskeletal problems: arms, moderate | 0.114 |
| 55 | F | Carpal tunnel syndrome | Injured nerve: short term | 0.065 |
| 14 | F | Burn scar contracture | Musculoskeletal problems: arms, moderate | 0.114 |
| 39 | F | Ganglion cyst | Disfigurement: level 1, with itch or pain | 0.029 |
| 42 | M | Posttraumatic joint contracture | Musculoskeletal problems: arms, mild | 0.024 |
| 46 | M | Posttraumatic joint contracture | Musculoskeletal problems: arms, mild | 0.024 |
| 57 | F | Carpal tunnel syndrome | Injured nerve: short term | 0.065 |
| 23 | M | Finger mass | Disfigurement: level 1, with itch or pain | 0.029 |
| 62 | M | Skin lesion | Disfigurement: level 1, with itch or pain | 0.029 |