title: Silicone rubber splinting for athletic hand and wrist injuries.
abstract: The use of a silicone rubber protective playing splint facilitates an athlete's continued or earlier return to sport participation following injury. The purposes of this paper are to review the literature and to describe the properties, fabrication procedures, and indications for use of the silicone rubber compound materials used to splint athletic hand and wrist injuries. In general, the use of silicone rubber protective splints for stable orthopedic hand and wrist injuries has been shown to be effective.
authors.affiliation: McLeod Regional Medical Center, Florence, South Carolina 29506, USA.
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Canelón
mesh_terms: D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D011482:Protective Devices; D012826:Silicone Elastomers; D013165:Splints; D014954:Wrist Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation*
chemical_list: D012826:Silicone Elastomers