Weeks P M, Wray R C, Kuxhaus M
Plast Reconstr Surg. 1978 Jan;61(1):58-63. doi: 10.1097/00006534-197801000-00010.
We selected 500 patients randomly from a total of 1300 patients seen in our Hand Rehabilitation Center between 1971 and 1975; 212 of the 500 presented with a chief complaint of stiff hand joints. Of the 212 patients treated non-operatively, 173 responded sufficiently to this treatment alone. Of the 789 stiff joints, 686 responded sufficiently to this treatment alone. The results of this regime of non-operative treatment of stiff joints provide excellent functional improvement in most patients, with a large saving of money through the reduction in disability payments required.
