The role of static night splinting after contracture release for Dupuytren’s disease. A preliminary recommendation based on clinical cases. Albrecht Meinel Recommendations for using a static night splint after surgery are as old as the literature on Dupuytren’s. The coachman,

Recommendations for using a static night splint after surgery are as old as the literature on Dupuytren’s. The coachman, M. Demarteau, who was treated with fasciotomy by Dupuytren in his famous lecture of December 1831, afterwards wore a night splint „for another month and an excellent result was achieved“ (D. Elliot, 1990). Yet firm data on the effectiveness of static or dynamic splinting is still missing. Results of the multicenter study initiated 2008 at Massachusetts General Hospital are pending, but for the sake of our patients we should consider what information we already have today. And indeed, a review of available individual cases reveals remarkable results.