A SPLINT FOR MEDIAN PARALYSIS

Wrist splint for upper motor neuron paralysis.

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An improved splint for radial (musculospiral) nerve paralysis.

A New War Splint for Fractured Femur

4. Leg piece?Length to measurement from middle of popliteal space to 1 in. beyond heel. Breadth, 5 ins. at knee sloping to 4J ins. at foot end. 5. Foot piece?9 ins. by 4A i?s. This is fixed to leg piece by two 1-inch mortise and tenon joints. It is also nailed to the extension piece. 6. Extension piece?18 ins. by 6 ins. sloping to 5 ins at the top. A pulley (an empty thread reel on a stout nail...

[Paralysis of the median nerve due to a lipofibrohamartoma in the carpal tunnel].

INTRODUCTION The lipofibrohamartoma is a rare entity of unknown origin that can affect any peripheral nerves, but mainly being found in the median nerve within the carpal tunnel. The lipofibrohamartoma is frequently associated with other conditions such as macrodactyly, the Proteus and Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber syndromes and multiple exostosis, among others. CLINICAL CASES Two cases of lipofibr...

Opposition splint for partial thumb amputation: a case study measuring disability before and after splint use.

STUDY DESIGN Case report. INTRODUCTION A combined burn and a partial amputation can be extremely debilitating as the thumb constitutes 40% of the entire hand when evaluating functional impairment. PURPOSE OF THE STUDY Measure disability with and without opposition splint use after partial thumb amputation due to a burn. METHODS Impairment and disability measures were completed at discharg...