Work capacity evaluation for occupational hand injuries

According to Matheson the current definition of work capacity evaluation is that it is "a process of measuring and developing an individual's capacity to dependably sustain performance in response to broadly defined work demands." This article will give a broad overview of the work capacity evaluation as it relates to hand injuries. Included in the discussion will be the history and philosophy of work capacity evaluation, as well as the application of the evaluation process to hand-injured patients.