Highlights
- •Radial nerve palsy is frequently encountered in hand therapy practice and typically require orthotic management.
- •There is a consistent debate over the optimal orthotic for radial nerve palsy. The author...s proposed design is to create a two-part orthotic that is simple to manage and don/doff.
- •The authors outline how to fabricate this orthosis and patients that may benefit from its use.
- •We have found that patients appreciate the simple construction and report satisfaction with this design.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: March 11, 2023
Accepted:
September 28,
2022
Received:
July 15,
2022
Publication stage
In Press Corrected ProofFootnotes
Conflict of interest: None.
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Published by Elsevier Inc.
