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Nonoperative Treatment of Fixed Flexion Deformity of the Proximal Interphalangeal JointFrom the Peripheral Nerve Injury and Hand Unit, Royal National Orthopedic Hospital, Stanmore, UK Correspondence: Mr R. Birch, Peripheral Nerve Injury and Hand Unit, Royal National Orthopedic Hospital, Stanmore, Middlesex HA7 4LP, UK. Sixty-one stiff, stable proximal interphalangeal joints were treated by exercise and splinting. The average range of movement was 24° to 67° before treatment; this increased to 8° to 98° after treatment. The indications and technique are described.
Journal of Hand Surgery (British and European Volume), Vol. 24, No. 3,
281-283 (1999) |
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