Improvement in grasp skill in children with hemiplegia with the MacKinnon splint.
This study evaluated the use of the MacKinnon splint upon grasp skills in three children, ages 2 1/2 to 7 1/2, with spastic hemiplegia. The MacKinnon splint was sequentially introduced in a multiple baseline design across subjects. The results indicated improvement in each child's grasp of eight different, randomly presented objects, after a MacKinnon splint was provided for daily wear.
Flegle
J H
JH
University of Nebraska Medical Center, Meyer Children's Rehabilitation Institute, Omaha.
Leibowitz
J M
JM
D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011597:Psychomotor Performance; D013165:Splints