To Kill a Mockingbird

What is wrong with Tom's hand? Why is this significant?

In chapter 18 and what page #?

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Tom's hand was injured and rendered useless in a cotton mill as a young man. This is significant because Mayella was beaten by someone using their left hand. Thus, it could not have been Tom.

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To Kill a Mockingbird