Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2698184 | Journal of Hand Therapy | 2014 | 5 Pages |
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
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Authors
Dershnee Devan,