The invention provides an improved splint to prevent contractures of the elbow, wrist, and hand. In doing so, it would support the hand, wrist, and elbow at the same time.

Wearing a special splint at night can help but does not cure the underlying problem. And while steroid injections into the hand have been tried, they only have a 50 per cent success rate.

Heidi Clavet and colleagues recently reported the results of a study in a much-needed area of research that receives little attention. 1, 2 Conservative treatment of contractures is time consuming and ...

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Our design would be used with patients at risk of contracture to support the hand, wrist, and elbow." The invention provides an improved splint to prevent contractures of the elbow, wrist, and hand.

Wearing a special splint at night can help but does not cure the underlying problem. And while steroid injections into the hand have been tried, they only have a 50 per cent success rate.

The invention provides an improved splint to prevent contractures of the elbow, wrist, and hand. In doing so, it would support the hand, wrist, and elbow at the same time. As a result, it helps ...

Our design would be used with patients at risk of contracture to support the hand, wrist, and elbow." The invention provides an improved splint to prevent contractures of the elbow, wrist, and hand.