Journal of Hand Therapy
Volume 23, Issue 1 , Pages 73-76 , January 2010

The Hand Arc—A Hand-based Splint Design for Intraarticular Fractures

  • Sarah Baier, MScOT, CHT

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence and reprint requests to Sarah Baier, MScOT, CHT, St. Joseph's Health Care, 268 Grosvenor Street, Monsignor Roney Building, London, Ontario N6A 4L6, Canada.
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  • Mike Szekeres, BScOT, CHT

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PII: S0894-1130(09)00081-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jht.2009.07.006

Journal of Hand Therapy
Volume 23, Issue 1 , Pages 73-76 , January 2010

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