The helpful use of splints in the rehabilitation of flexible claw hand in leprosy: um importante recurso no tratamento da mão em garra móvel de Hansenianos
The objective of this study was the comparison of two kinds of dynamic splints, fabricated in leather and in thermoplastic material used to correct the flexible claw hand in leprosy affected individuals, regarding; the claw correction through active extension of proximal interphalangeal joint (PIP)...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2001 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Instituto Lauro de Souza Lima (ILSL) |
| Repositorio: | Hansenologia Internationalis (Online) |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.periodicos.saude.sp.gov.br:article/36404 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://periodicos.saude.sp.gov.br/hansenologia/article/view/36404 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Mão em garra Órteses Claw hand Splints |
| Sumario: | The objective of this study was the comparison of two kinds of dynamic splints, fabricated in leather and in thermoplastic material used to correct the flexible claw hand in leprosy affected individuals, regarding; the claw correction through active extension of proximal interphalangeal joint (PIP) goniometry. The subject population was formed by 30 leprosy patients, both sexes, witch presented with flexible ulnar or ulnar-median claw hand, with ages between 20 and 81 years, submitted to the use of a leather or thermoplastic splints. The two splints were compared. The results where statistically treated, showing that both splints improved the claw pattern, the thermoplastic splint had 85,5% claw correction and, the leather splint had 53%. It was concluded, that the splints, are helpful in correcting the claw hand deformities and self-esteem. |
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