Introduction : Non - traumatic upper limb disorders are not uncommon. These may range from non - specific myalgia & fibro - fasciitis to specific disorders of joints and bones of the upper limb bones. Frequent key board use is also becoming a new etiologic factor. Material & Methods : The present prospective study was done in rural tertiary health care facility on admitted cases having upper limb non - traumatic disorders. Their pre - treatment functional status was assessed using 20 items

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... Extremity Function Index (UEFI) developed by Stanford PW et al. The data was analyzed to find the frequency of various disord ers. Observations & Results: Out of total 41 cases, male female ratio was 2.7:1. The maximum patients 19 (46.34%) were in the age group 02 to 20 years and the least 02 (4.87%) > than 60 years. The maximum cases, 20 (48.78%) were of bone tumors, benign in 1 6 cases and malignant in 04 cases. Other pathologies noted were, rotator cuff injury, tuberculosis, peri - arthritis shoulder, tennis elbow, nerve involvement, avascular necrosis of Lunate, inflammatory arthritis and De Quervain's disease. As per the Upper E xtremity Functional Index, the scores ranged from 0 to 80. The minimum scores were seen in patients having gross neurological deficit in upper limb.