Adjustable aesthetic aeroplane splint for axillary burn contractures

Adherence to therapeutic splint wear in adults with acute upper limb injuries: a systematic review

“…18,19 Non-adherence with splinting in acute injury can result in increased health system costs by increasing the need for difficult secondary surgical procedures, 14,20 medical, nursing and allied health support. 1, 21,22 Although there are several systematic reviews of compliance/adherence studies in chronic conditions, including examining splint wear in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, 23,24 there are no systematic reviews addressing splint adherence in acute injuries.…”

Rehabilitation practices for burn survivors in low and middle income countries: A literature review

“…Of the 17 studies identified, 12 were descriptive accounts of burn rehabilitation services, including two retrospective reviews of patient records [21,22], three quantitative surveys [23][24][25], two case studies [26,27], one prospective follow-up study [28], two qualitative studies [29,30], and two descriptive reviews [31,32]. Only five studies evaluated the effectiveness of rehabilitation servicesthis included one randomised controlled trail of a massage therapy intervention [33], one clinical trial of a comprehensive rehabilitation program comprised of occupational therapy, physiotherapy and education for patients and carers [34], one comparison study investigating rehabilitation outcomes following intensive physiotherapy consultations provided in addition to standard medical care [35], and two pre-post design studies; one evaluating a scar management program [36] and a second reviewing the effect of psychotherapy sessions on mental health outcomes of burns patients [37].…”

“…Only five studies evaluated the effectiveness of rehabilitation servicesthis included one randomised controlled trail of a massage therapy intervention [33], one clinical trial of a comprehensive rehabilitation program comprised of occupational therapy, physiotherapy and education for patients and carers [34], one comparison study investigating rehabilitation outcomes following intensive physiotherapy consultations provided in addition to standard medical care [35], and two pre-post design studies; one evaluating a scar management program [36] and a second reviewing the effect of psychotherapy sessions on mental health outcomes of burns patients [37]. There were seven studies from India [22,26,28,29,31,32,37], two each from China [23,34], Korea [33,36] and Iran [30,35], and one each from Sri Lanka [21], Pakistan [25] and Brazil [24].…”

“…One Indian study [31] reviewed different approaches by rehabilitation practitioners to improve the design of axillary splinting devices to increase patient adherence. Structural physical barriers, such as narrow corridors, were reported to create difficulties for patients wearing the devices.…”

Simple design for an aeroplane plaster of Paris splint in the immobilisation of axillary skin grafts

“…[2][3][4] However, such innovative techniques or materials are not widely available for application in the operating theatre in the immediate postoperative period, which is the most critical time period for any graft. By revisiting the aeroplane splint and introducing this simple design, we hope to enable readers to apply it in their practice.…”