Smrcka V, Koprivová M
Department of Plastic Surgery, J. E. Purkynĕ University, Medical Faculty, Brno, Czechoslovakia.
Acta Chir Plast. 1990;32(1):16-27.
The paper describes a method of conservative therapy for damaged flexor apparatus of the hand using splinting. It describes splinting of the thumb and three-phalangeal fingers in acute injuries and reconstructive operations. It shows techniques of splint preparation and application designed to improve the flexor function and contracture removal.