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Finger splint

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Also known as finger orthosisDIP splintring splint

A small splint that supports a painful finger joint, made to measure or ready-made and often worn at night. For osteoarthritis of the end joint, small studies suggest night splinting can ease pain; randomised trials are lacking.

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  1. Patient information

    Finger osteoarthritis: Heberden and Bouchard nodes

    Finger osteoarthritis: symptoms, diagnosis, signs of another cause, hand therapy, splints, medicines, steroid injections and when surgery may be discussed.

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