Effectiveness of two finger splints for swan neck deformity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A randomized, crossover trial

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1025-1031

  Van Der Giesen, F J ^a   Van Lankveld, W J ^b   Kremers Selten, C ^b   Peeters, A J ^c   Stern, E B ^d   Le Cessie, S ^a   Nelissen, R G H H ^a   Vlieland, T P M Vliet ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b SINT MAARTENSKLINIEK   (Netherlands)

^c REINIER DE GRAAF HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FINGER; FOLLOW UP; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NECK MALFORMATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREFABRICATED THERMOPLASTIC SPLINT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SEQUENTIAL OCCUPATIONAL DEXTERITY ASSESSMENT; SILVER RING SPLINT; SPLINT; SWAN NECK MALFORMATION;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; FINGER JOINT; FINGERS; HUMANS; JOINT DEFORMITIES, ACQUIRED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPLINTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 68149132311     PISSN: 21514658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.24866     Document Type: Article

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