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Night splinting does not lead to better extension after surgery for Dupuytren\'s disease

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October 2013

Night splinting does not lead to better extension after surgery for Dupuytren\'s disease

Vol: 2| Issue: 9| Number:15| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Randomized Trial
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

The effect of night extension orthoses following surgical release of dupuytren contracture: a single-center, randomized, controlled trial

J Hand Surg Am. 2013 Jul;38(7):1285-1294.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2013.04.012

Contributing Authors:
J Collis S Collocott W Hing E Kelly

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56 patients with Dupuytren\'s contracture and who underwent surgical release were randomized to be managed postoperatively with a night extension orthosis and hand therapy, or hand therapy alone. The purpose was to determine if wearing an orthosis nightly would result in significantly better extension over 3 months following surgery. The results indicated that total active extension of the operate...

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