A study from 2019 enrolled 30 participants with osteoarthritis of the distal interphalangeal (DIP) joints, or the joints closest to the ends of your fingers. Participants wore silver ring splints ...

Distal interphalangeal joint pain often occurs due to osteoarthritis or ... A 2019 study noted that using a tin alloy splint on the affected finger is a safe and straightforward way to help reduce ...

Hammer toe splints, or orthotics, can give support in different ways to different toes. ... The joint that’s affected in hammer toe is the proximal interphalangeal joint (PIPJ).

Static splints: These hold a joint in a specific position, ... The company claims the design helps correct flexion contracture of the proximal interphalangeal joint, ...

This approach is preferred over the padded aluminum splint because it leaves the proximal interphalangeal joint free. (B) Mallet finger in a padded aluminum splint, secured with tape. This approach is ...

One day, Kathy, a 58-year-old accountant, found herself staring at her hands. The second joint (PIP or proximal interphalangeal joint) on her right index and four first joints (DIP or distal ...

Primary joints were stratified according to type (two metacarpophalangeal joints to one proximal interphalangeal joint) and according to the severity of joint contracture (metacarpophalangeal ...