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

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Ugurlu U., Ozdogan H.

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

• 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.