Journal of Hand Therapy
Volume 22, Issue 1 , Pages 3-9 , January 2009

Static Progressive Splinting for Restoration of Rotational Motion of the Forearm

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 Potential Conflict of Interest Disclosure Statement: Dr. Bonutti owns stock in Joint Active Systems. All other authors have neither financial agreements nor any potential conflicts of interest related to this manuscript.

PII: S0894-1130(08)00101-4

doi: 10.1197/j.jht.2008.06.005

Journal of Hand Therapy
Volume 22, Issue 1 , Pages 3-9 , January 2009

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