The impartial medical examiner; a neurosurgeon's differences and agreements with the industrial accident commission

In 147 industrial compensation cases the evaluation reached by a neurosurgeon acting as an impartial medical examiner was compared with the disposition made by the Industrial Accident Commission. There was complete or general agreement in 71 per cent of the cases, pretty sharp disagreement in about 30 per cent. In general, the Industrial Accident Commission was more liberal than the neurosurgeon acting as impartial medical examiner.