Rehabilitation in plastic surgery. Splinting and positioning of flexor tendons of the hand.
The paper describes a method of conservative therapy for damaged flexor apparatus of the hand using splinting. It describes splinting of the thumb and three-phalangeal fingers in acute injuries and reconstructive operations. It shows techniques of splint preparation and application designed to improve the flexor function and contracture removal.
Department of Plastic Surgery, J. E. Purkynĕ University, Medical Faculty, Brno, Czechoslovakia.
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D003286:Contracture / Q000601:surgery; D006225:Hand / Q000601:surgery*; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D013165:Splints; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D013708:Tendon Injuries; D013710:Tendons / Q000601:surgery*; D014143:Traction / Q000379:methods