Comparison of two carpometacarpal stabilizing splints for individuals with thumb osteoarthritis

Journal of Hand Therapy

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 216-226

  Sillem, Helia ^a   Backman, Catherine L ^b   Miller, William C ^b   Li, Linda C ^b  

^a Nanaimo Regional General Hospital   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIAN CANADIAN HAND OSTEOARTHRITIS HAND INDEX; CAPOMETACARPAL STABILIZING SPLINT; CARPOMETACARPAL ARTHROSIS; CARPOMETACARPAL JOINT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND FUNCTION; HAND STRENGTH; HUMAN; LIMB PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PINCH STRENGTH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SELF REPORT; SPLINT; THERAPY EFFECT; THUMB; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARPOMETACARPAL JOINTS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN; SPLINTS; THUMB;

EID: 79960716976     PISSN: 08941130     EISSN: 1545004X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jht.2010.12.004     Document Type: Article

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