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A protective orthoplast splint in the treatment of a patient with Colles' fracture by external fixation
- Source :
- Journal of hand therapy : official journal of the American Society of Hand Therapists. 6(1)
- Publication Year :
- 1993
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Abstract
- Discussion is provided of an Orthoplast splint that was used to aid in the successful treatment of a mentally deficient patient who had sustained a fracture in the distal forearm, which was managed by external fixation. This splint is advocated for the treatment of various types of uncooperative patients. Although this splint has not been tried in the treatment of children, it appears likewise applicable for a noncompliant youngster.
- Subjects :
- musculoskeletal diseases
Male
External fixator
External Fixators
Polymers
medicine.medical_treatment
Dentistry
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
Colles' Fracture
Mentally deficient
Orthoplast
External fixation
stomatognathic system
medicine
Humans
Aged
Distal forearm
Colles' fracture
business.industry
Terpenes
Rehabilitation
Equipment Design
equipment and supplies
medicine.disease
body regions
Radiography
stomatognathic diseases
Splints
business
Splint (medicine)
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 08941130
- Volume :
- 6
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of hand therapy : official journal of the American Society of Hand Therapists
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....3d674636dfe8fed2ff0a7d06ebbc3ca3