Journal of Hand Therapy
Volume 22, Issue 1 , Pages 79-87 , January 2009

Opposition Splint for Partial Thumb Amputation: A Case Study Measuring Disability before and after Splint Use

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 Presented at 29th annual meeting of the American Society of Hand Therapist, 14–17 September 2006 in Atlanta, GA.

 Grant support: none.

 The opinions or assertions contained herein are the private views of the author and are not to be construed as official or as reflecting the views of the Department of the Army or the Department of Defense.

PII: S0894-1130(08)00147-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jht.2008.08.004

Journal of Hand Therapy
Volume 22, Issue 1 , Pages 79-87 , January 2009

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