Hyperextension injuries of the PIP finger joint. Comparison of early motion and immobilization.
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.
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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
D000700:Analgesics