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Pediatric Orthopaedics
Soft bandage, splint or cast as the treatment of distal forearm torus fracture in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Sci Rep. 2024 01-Sep;():. 10.1038/s41598-024-71970-7

Foot & Ankle
Splint versus no splint after ankle fracture fixation; Results from the multi-centre post-operative ankle splint trial (PAST).
Injury. 2023 01-Dec;():. 10.1016/j.injury.2023.111084

Shoulder & Elbow
Is Postoperative Splinting Advantageous After Upper Extremity Fracture Surgery? Results From the Arm Splint Pain Improvement Research Experiment.
J Orthop Trauma. 2024 01-Mar;():. 10.1097/BOT.0000000000002742

Hand & Wrist
The effects of adding splint use to corticosteroid injection for the treatment of trigger finger: A randomized controlled trial

This report has been verified by one or more authors of the original publication.

Musculoskeletal Care. 2022 01-Dec;():. 10.1002/msc.1647

Arthroplasty
Effect of joint immobilization using extension splint immediately after total knee arthroplasty on post-operative knee function and pain: a randomized clinical trial

This report has been verified by one or more authors of the original publication.

Int Orthop. 2022 Aug;46(8):1749-1759. doi: 10.1007/s00264-022-05428-8. Epub 2022 May 19.. 2022 01-Aug;():. 10.1007/s00264-022-05428-8

Trauma
Clinical outcomes comparison of distal radius fractures between two conservative treatment methods: Below-arm cast versus reverse sugar tong splint.
Journal of orthopaedic science : official journal of the Japanese Orthopaedic Association. ;():. 10.1016/j.jos.2020.08.011

Pediatric Orthopaedics
Buddy taping versus splint immobilization for paediatric finger fractures: a randomized controlled trial
J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2019 Jul;44(6):640-647. doi: 10.1177/1753193418822692

Shoulder & Elbow
Comparison of extracorporeal shock-wave therapy and wrist-extensor splint application in the treatment of lateral epicondylitis: a prospective randomized controlled study
J Pain Res. 2018 Aug 2;11:1459-1467. doi: 10.2147/JPR.S166679

Hand & Wrist
The Boxer's Fracture: Splint Immobilization Is Not Necessary
Orthopedics. 2016 May 1;39(3):188-92

Hand & Wrist
Randomized Clinical Trial: Plaster vs. Thermoplastic Splint for a Pediatric Boxer's Fracture

Hand & Wrist
Cast versus splint in children with minimally angulated fractures of the distal radius: a randomized controlled trial
CMAJ. 2010 Oct 5;182(14):1507-12

Foot & Ankle
Manual and manipulative therapy compared to night splint for symptomatic hallux abducto valgus: an exploratory randomised clinical trial
Foot (Edinb). 2011 Jun;21(2):71-8. doi: 10.1016/j.foot.2010.11.006. Epub 2011 Jan 14

Hand & Wrist

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Trigger Finger Treatment: A Comparison of 2 Splint Designs

This report has been verified by one or more authors of the original publication.

J Hand Surg Am. 2012 Feb;37(2):243-249.e1. Epub 2011 Dec 20