Biddulph S L
S Afr Med J. 1981 Sep 5;60(10):389-91.
In a study to assess the effects of the Futuro wrist brace (Adcock-Ingram) in 22 patients with osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, tenosynovitis and gout of the wrist, grip and pinch dynamometers were used to measure improvement in function. The study confirmed the efficacy of the wrist brace by demonstrating an average of 23.7% improvement in grip strength over the 10-day study, as well as a significant average improvement in pinch strength of 14.8% (P less than 0.05). In the subgroup of 8 rheumatoid arthritis patients a significant average increase in grip strength of 48.9% (P less than 0.025) was obtained. Both day and night pain was reduced and there was improvement in patients' ability to carry out their daily activities. The brace was found to be comfortable and easy to use.
在一项评估Futuro腕部支具（Adcock-Ingram公司生产）对22例患有腕部骨关节炎、类风湿性关节炎、腱鞘炎和痛风患者影响的研究中，使用握力计和捏力计来测量功能改善情况。该研究通过表明在为期10天的研究中握力平均提高23.7%以及捏力平均显著提高14.8%（P小于0.05），证实了腕部支具的疗效。在8例类风湿性关节炎患者的亚组中，握力平均显著增加48.9%（P小于0.025）。白天和夜间疼痛均减轻，患者进行日常活动的能力也有所改善。结果发现该支具佩戴舒适且易于使用。
