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Nonoperative treatment of fixed flexion deformity of the proximal interphalangeal joint
E Hunter1, J Laverty, R Pollock
1Peripheral Nerve Injury and Hand Unit, Royal National Orthopedic Hospital, Stanmore, UK.
Journal of Hand Surgery (Edinburgh, Scotland)
|August 5, 1999
Abstract:
Sixty-one stiff, stable proximal interphalangeal joints were treated by exercise and splinting. The average range of movement was 24 degrees to 67 degrees before treatment; this increased to 8 degrees to 98 degrees after treatment. The indications and technique are described.