FRYE, Justice.
The question for decision is whether two scars around plaintiff's knee constitute "serious bodily disfigurement" and thus are compensable disfigurements under N.C.G.S. § 97-31(22) (1979). We hold that, under the facts of this case, these scars are not compensable disfigurements.
I.
During the hearing conducted to determine if his scars were compensable disfigurements, plaintiff, Rickey Liles, testified as follows:
He was...
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