title: A novel way of treating mallet finger injuries.
abstract: Standard treatment protocols following a mallet finger injury involve lengthy periods of immobilization in an effort to ensure the terminal extensor tendon is able to maintain the distal interphalangeal joint in extension. This author describes a technique that utilizes a combination of an orthosis and kinesiotape, thereby creating a treatment protocol that shortens the immobilization phase for these patients. - Victoria Priganc, PhD, OTR, CHT, CLT, Practice Forum Editor.
authors.affiliation: Occupational Therapy Department, University of Witwatersrand, 7 York Rd., Parktown, South Africa. Electronic address: dershnee.devan@wits.ac.za.
authors.forename: Dershnee
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Devan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004867:Equipment Design / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007103:Immobilization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008297:Male; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology; D013165:Splints; D053832:Surgical Tape; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult