Effects of serial casting in the treatment of flexion contractures of proximal interphalangeal joints in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and juvenile idiopathic arthritis: A retrospective study


Ugurlu U., Ozdogan H.

JOURNAL OF HAND THERAPY, vol.29, no.1, pp.41-50, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 29 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.jht.2015.11.005
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF HAND THERAPY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.41-50
  • Keywords: Arthritis, Flexion contracture, Serial casting, Plaster of Paris, Proximal interphalangeal joint, ARTICULAR-CARTILAGE, SPLINTS
  • Bezmialem Vakıf University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Aim: To analyze the effects of serial casting (SC) in the treatment of proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint flexion contractures in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and juvenile idiopathic arthritis.