Flexor Injury Rehabilitation Splint Trial (FIRST): protocol for a pragmatic randomised controlled trial comparing three splints for finger flexor tendon repairs

Flexor Injury Rehabilitation Splint Trial (FIRST): protocol for a pragmatic randomised controlled trial comparing three splints for finger flexor tendon repairs

Abstract Background Without surgical repair, flexor tendon injuries do not heal and patients’ ability to bend fingers and grip objects is impaired. However, flexor tendon repair surgery also requires optimal rehabilitation. There are currently three custom-made splints used in the rehabilitation of...

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Main Authors: Emma Bamford, Hannah Berntsson, Suzanne Beale, Lauren Desoysa, Joseph Dias, Sienna Hamer-Kiwacz, Daniel Hind, Nick Johnson, Amanda Loban, Kaye Molloy, Emma Morvan, Ines Rombach, Anna Selby, Praveen Thokala, Chris Turtle, Stephen Walters, Avril Drummond
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-03-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Finger flexor tendon rupture
Finger flexor tendon repair
Rehabilitation
Splinting
Hand therapy
Physiotherapy
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-024-08013-z

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-024-08013-z

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