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FINGERS
Table 5
IMPAIRMENT DUE TO ABNORMAL MOTION AND ANKYLOSIS OF THE DISTAL INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT OF ANY FINGER
 
Abnormal Motion
Average range of FLEXION-EXTENSION is 70 degrees
Value to total range of joint motion is 100%
Degrees of Joint Motion
Flexion from neutral position (0°) to: LOST RETAINED % Impairment of Finger
0° 70 0 45
10° 60 10 38
20° 50 20 32
30° 40 30 26
40° 30 40 19
50° 20 50 13
60° 10 60 6
70° 0 70 0
Ankylosis
Joint ankylosed at: % Impairment of finger
0° (neutral position) 45
10° 41
20° 38
30° 34
*40° 30
50° 35
60° 40
70° (full flexion) 45
*position of function

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