A computer software concept has been developed that will enable clinicians with no experience in Computer Aided Design (CAD) to design and make custom-made 3D printed wrist splints for rheumatoid ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A splint may work just as well as a cast in helping children with non-severe wrist fractures heal, a study published Tuesday suggests. The findings, researchers say, should ...
Children who break a wrist can heal as well in a splint as a cast, a study has discovered. The advantage of a splint is that it can be removed occasionally to wash the arm or let it breathe or scratch ...
For nearly three decades, Jeffrey Deren, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Orlando (Fla.) Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute, has treated the same quiet complication of hand injuries: the splint that was ...
(HealthDay News) – Use of a long arm cast provides the best restriction of forearm rotation. Using a goniometer developed for the study, Jae Kwang Kim, MD, PhD, of the Ewha Womans Mokdong Hospital in ...
The results of a randomized controlled trial show that the use of a splint was as effective as a cast for recovering physical function in children with wrist fractures. For their study, Kathy Boutis, ...
Casts for broken bones can be heavy and cumbersome, especially for toddlers. And especially during the hot, summer months when the plaster makes it extra steamy and gets in the way of swimming. Health ...