Show WHICH WOULD YOU RATHER BATHER OR FINGER 1 Relative Value of the Thumb and Fin Fingers gers in Various Countries I Accidents of Travel The different fingers are far from having the same value with ith er ne to their functional utilization Much tl most Important is the thumb for fOl without It would he hevery very ct The hand Is no louger but merelY a claw clan when de dc of the tho thumb It may be et tl mated that the thumb represents fullY n a third of the total value of the The Tho total loss of the thumb Is d db b by secretary of the Ie he Le Legale alc as aR 15 to s 5 p per r cent for the right hand and 10 to l 15 pc per rent cent for the left hand except for workers rs I in Iii art when he estimates 10 to 50 5 for or orthe the right and 25 5 to 40 per rent ent for fOt the thel l left tt hand The Austrian seh schedule dule gives ies F to 25 per pcr cent In Iii Germans erman l 0 und and up to 33 per cent ant has he been n award I ocT On account or of the great nce resulting In our opinion from the use or of both hands we prefer in the not requiring special hand skill I xi 0 p per r cent for the right and 20 per cent nt I Ifor for the left leCt The percentage is based On as the total industrial value Rlue of the thir hand previously ily to the accident a al alOrs l lOrs s of 50 per cent representing half ot of that value and u a loss of 2 per cent etc ThE Index total loss Joss of th the index fin finger er causes an incapacity estimated at 10 to 15 per cent In Aus Austria Austria tria 16 10 to 20 potS por cent in Germany Ii 15 to 25 per pel cent by 20 O per for the right and 15 per cent for the left by th the courts Hi 15 per cent b by the tribunals 10 to io 15 per cent for forthe the right and 6 5 to 1 15 per cent for the left lEit by Brouard I except for workers In mot art These figures dIffer but little from one and the figures from 10 to 20 pe per r cent to the side aide mn may be adopted The Tho Middle total loss ot of the middle finger Is regarded regard ct b by Cole blowski as often more prejudicial than that of the tho Index thIs is an Isolated opinion all the tho authorities as elibe less Importance toV to the middle fin finger ger ge than to the In ex Yet a great loss losso o of force is observed in the hand when the finger Is amputated The following are estimates The Austrian tariff 5 to 10 per cent 5 to 15 per cent except for fOl In art 10 to 30 20 cent the tho Italian ll Ian 5 per pe cent cont The figures S to 12 per cent often are nearest the tho truth The annular ring finger Is the Ule least important Its total loss Joss often does not cause The Austrian tariff assimilates this finger to the tho middle one estimates the loss at ata a r to 10 per cent the Italian HaHan laW S per pel percent cent cont The French and German judicial decIsions fire are often otten in accord In refus lug in from the loss 1055 as very er slight The Tue little finger may be compared to tile the annular except In the tho professions in which It serves as a point of support for the hand |