Design and Manufacture of the Novel Hand Spider Splint and Comparison of Hand Function Improvement between the New Splint and Conventional Metal Splint

Autor: Mokhtar A'razpour, Mahmoud Bahrami-Zadeh, Mohammad Ali Mardani, massoud Karimlou, Esmaeil Ebrahimi, Reza Vahhab-Kashani, Seyyed Mohammad Ebrahim Mousavi
Jazyk: perština
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: Journal of Rehabilitation, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 0-0 (2009)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1607-2960
Popis: Objective: The goal of this study was to design and manufacture the novel spider splint and compare its effect with conventional metallic splint on improvement of hand function in patients with radial nerve injury. Material & Methods: In this quasi experimental study, 24 patients with radial nerve injury from clinics of Sina and Imam Khomeini hospitals who were randomly selected and assigned into two groups by balanced randomized method, were treated with new splint and conventional metallic splint. For the first visit range of motion at wrist, Metacarpophalangeal, Proximal interphalangeal and Distal interphalangeal joints was measured and evaluated the comfortance level and skin eczema. After 4 months follow up the variables was evaluated again. Data were analyzed by Chi square and Independent T tests. Results: The range of motion of joints at Wrist (p
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