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.
Smrcka
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Department of Plastic Surgery, J. E. Purkynĕ University, Medical Faculty, Brno, Czechoslovakia.
Koprivová
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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