Silver ring splints improve dexterity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 947-951

  Zijlstra, Theo R ^a   Heijnsdijk Rouwenhorst, Linda ^a   Rasker, Johannes J ^b  

^a MEDISCH SPECTRUM TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dexterity; Hand function; Rheumatoid arthritis; Silver ring splint; SODA

Indexed keywords

AUROTHIOGLUCOSE; AZATHIOPRINE; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; METHOTREXATE; PENICILLAMINE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DYNAMIC SPLINT; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND FUNCTION; HAND MALFORMATION; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SILVER RING SPLINT; SPLINTING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HAND; HAND DEFORMITIES, ACQUIRED; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR SKILLS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SPLINTS;

EID: 10644233048     PISSN: 21514658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.20816     Document Type: Article

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