Abstract:Ergotherapeutic splinting is essential in the treatment of diseases, injuries and innate deformities of the hand. However due to its high material and staff costs, a definitely diagnosed indication is a prequisite for prescription. A retrospective study was performed using the Krankenhausinformationssystem (KIS) to establish the total number of hand splints prescribed by the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation of the General Hospital of Vienna from 1/1992 until 8/1998, as well as referring docto… Show more
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