TY - JOUR
T1 - Dynamic elbow splint following tendon transfer to restore triceps function
AU - Kofkin, J.
AU - Tobing, M.
AU - Dellon, A. L.
PY - 1980
Y1 - 1980
N2 - With this hinge, active elbow extension was used to exercise the transferred tendon, while simultaneously protecting it. The splint enabled the therapist to accomplish these goals: exercise and protection. Therapists' concerns, of course, extend beyond splint construction; throughout the patient's hospital course the patient received therapy in range of motion, skin care, muscle strengthening, training to improve activities in daily living, as well as emotional preparation to facilitate use of the tendon transfer.
AB - With this hinge, active elbow extension was used to exercise the transferred tendon, while simultaneously protecting it. The splint enabled the therapist to accomplish these goals: exercise and protection. Therapists' concerns, of course, extend beyond splint construction; throughout the patient's hospital course the patient received therapy in range of motion, skin care, muscle strengthening, training to improve activities in daily living, as well as emotional preparation to facilitate use of the tendon transfer.
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U2 - 10.5014/ajot.34.10.680
DO - 10.5014/ajot.34.10.680
M3 - Article
C2 - 7425074
AN - SCOPUS:0019202590
SN - 0272-9490
VL - 34
SP - 680
EP - 681
JO - American Journal of Occupational Therapy
JF - American Journal of Occupational Therapy
IS - 10
ER -