[Purpose] To examine whether resistance training for elderly community-dwellers performed with an interocclusal splint resulted in greater lower extremity muscle strength and better balance than resistance training performed without an interocclusal splint. [Subjects and Methods] Eighty-eight elderly persons using Japanese community day centers were randomly divided into two groups: an interven...

We describe a 16-year-old boy whose left forearm and hand were cut by a piece of glass from a broken window as a result of the fall. He had surgical repair of his left extensor pollicis brevis, abductor pollicis brevis, and dorsal branch of the left radial nerve. Following the surgery, he was put on a splint so as to immobilize the left forearm and wrist. On removal of the splint 4 weeks post s...

BACKGROUND The goals of this study were to compare maximal metacarpophalangeal joint (MCPJ) flexion angles after application of a volar short arm splint at 3 different locations and verify the relations between the three different physical and radiological locations. METHODS Forty dominant hands of healthy subjects were analyzed in the study. We defined a transverse skin folding line as a lin...

In this study; it is aimed to present the operative treatment and results, which are indicated for continue of their racing life in splint bone fractures frequently occurred race horses. The 2nd 4th metacarpal (Mc-II Mc-IV) metatarsal bones (Mt-II Mt-IV) horse accessory structures that support carpus tarsus. Fractures these horses called “splint fractures”. Splint relatively common usually seen...

The use of the nail as a splint is desirable in the management of acute nail bed injuries. However, when the nail plate is destroyed and during secondary reconstruction of the nail bed, the nail is not available for use as a splint. Several substitutes, notably silicone sheet have been used, but without much success. The INRO surgical nail, with qualities similar to the nail splint was develope...

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...

External fixation of the cervical spine is usually obtained by means of a “ Minerva” plaster-of-Paris jacket, a device by no means always satisfactory. The patient usually finds it heavy, and frequently hot and uncomfortable. Even the best fitting “ Minerva “ plaster allows more cervical movement than the surgeon may desire, and though immobilisation may be improved by the incorporation of a sk...

INTRODUCTION Temporomandibular disorder (TDM) is the most common source of orofacial pain of a non-dental origin. Sleep bruxism is characterized by clenching and/or grinding the teeth during sleep and is involved in the perpetuation of TMD. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of massage therapy, conventional occlusal splint therapy and silicone occlusal splint therapy on...

BACKGROUND Minimally angulated fractures of the distal radius are common in children and have excellent outcomes. We conducted a randomized controlled trial to determine whether the use of a prefabricated splint is as effective as a cast in the recovery of physical function. METHODS We included 96 children 5 to 12 years of age who were treated for a minimally angulated (≤ 15°) greenstick or t...