Effect of continued nightly splinting on extensor lag in patients with mallet finger .
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A prospective randomized controlled trial comparing night splinting with no splinting after treatment of mallet finger
Hand (N Y). 2014 Jun;9(2):145-5059 patients (>18 years of age) who were diagnosed with mallet finger (with or without fracture) and who had undergone continuous splint/cast immobilization and hyper-extension intervention (6-8 weeks), were randomly assigned into 1 of 2 treatment groups to determine the effect of an additional one month of night splinting on extensor lag. Participants either received an additional one month intervention with a night splint following their continuous splinting period or received no additional intervention (control). Results from the study demonstrated that no significant differences existed between the two groups by final follow-up when comparing the final extensor lag, disability, or treatment satisfaction experienced by patients.
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