Plaster of Paris (P.O.P) Study to Determine the Best Method of Application

Mohamed Maher, Dilnath Gurusinghe and Ahmed Elgawad
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Ahmed Elgawad: Department of Plastic Surgery, Countess of Chester Hospital, UK

Orthopedics and Rheumatology Open Access Journals, 2017, vol. 4, issue 1, 56-57

Abstract: A great deal of surgical interventions in the hand often warrants the use of plaster of Paris (p.o.P) splints. This is true for trauma (e.g. hand injuries, burns) as well as for elective hand surgery (e.g. Dupuytrens’ disease, reconstructive surgery). The aim of this immobilization is to protect the anatomical structures repaired and avoid joint stiffness at the same time. This mainly occurs at the metacarpophalangeal joints (MCPJ) and the proximal interphalangeal joints (PIPJ); hence the hand is splinted in a safe or ‘intrinsic plus’ position, where the MCP is flexed and the PIP extended [1,2].

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Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.19080/OROAJ.2017.04.555637

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