title: Hyperextension injuries of the PIP finger joint. Comparison of early motion and immobilization.
abstract: In a prospective study of traumatic lesions of the volar fibrocartilage of the PIP joint, 56 patients were randomized to treatment by immobilization for 3 weeks and 56 patients, to purely analgetic treatment without immobilization. Seventy-eight patients were reexamined 6 months later and 77 patients, in a follow-up study 2-3 years after the injury. No difference was found between the two groups with respect to subjective complaints or objective signs.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Nørregaard
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jakobsen
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Nielsen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007103:Immobilization; D009068:Movement; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011897:Random Allocation; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics