Relative Motion Extension Splint after Extensor Tendon Reconstruction.

Recently, the wide-awake local anesthesia no tourniquet (WALANT) technique and relative motion extension (RME) splint changed practice in extensor tendon reconstruction and therapy. We wanted to share our approach for zones 5 to 8 extensor tendon management following the up-to-date developments. The impacts of surgery under WALANT and early active motion therapy with RME splinting were explained frankly and shown in several videos throughout the article.

A comparative analysis of sleep quality and time management skills between shift and non-shift police officers.

Purpose: The sleep quality of police officers working in shifts is negatively affected due to long working hours and sleeping less during the day. In our study, we aimed to examine the differences in sleep quality and time management skills in police officers working with shift and non-shift system.

Methods: 106 police officers, 46 of whom worked in the shift system, 60 of whom worked in the non-shift system, and whose mean age was 27.

Use of relative motion orthoses from the perspective of hand-injured patients: A qualitative study.

Background: Relative motion (RM) orthoses have gained popularity with therapists as their versatility lends to "protective," "exercise," and "adaptive" uses.

Purpose Of The Study: To ask for comments from patients wearing RM orthoses for protective or exercise reasons.

Study Design: Interpretive descriptive qualitative study.

The Use of Relative Motion Flexion Orthoses for Chronic Boutonniere Deformity.

Purpose: This study investigated the effectiveness of a relative motion flexion orthosis (RMFO) for increasing the range of motion for boutonniere deformity.

Methods: We included 28 patients aged 13-62 years with chronic boutonniere deformity who could complete 0° proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint extension with the pencil test and were stage 1 according to the Burton classification of boutonniere deformity. At the initial hand therapy appointment, the RMFO was made.

Early active movement with relative motion flexion splint for the management of zone 1-2 flexor tendon repairs: Case series.

Background: There is limited literature evidence on the use of relative motion flexion splint after flexor tendon repairs.

Objectives: We aimed to report the clinical use of early active movement with a relative motion flexion splint and to determine the outcomes of a consecutive series in patients with zone 1-2 flexor tendon repair.

Methods: We included 14 patients with one-stage flexor tendon repair.