This pocket guide was created to help educate rehab professionals in this advanced specialty area that many therapists lack the background or experience with. This resource, can help improve your splinting skills for patient care and improve your self-confidence in this area, in order to fabricate orthotic devices for the hand and upper extremity for any patient!

This pocket guide reviews the following 15 hand and upper extremity orthoses commonly fabricated for orthopedic injuries:

1. Thumb Spica Orthosis

2. Wrist Cock-Up Orthosis

3. Trigger Finger Orthosis

4. Short Opponens Orthosis

5. Relative Motion Extension Orthosis

6. Anti-Claw Orthosis

7. Dorsal Blocking Orthosis

8. Radial Gutter Orthosis

9. Swan-Neck Deformity Orthosis

10. Mallet Finger Orthosis

11. Thumb Static Extension Orthosis

12. Ulnar Gutter Orthosis

13. Boutonnière Deformity Orthosis

14. Resting Hand Orthosis

15. Posterior Long Arm Orthosis

The front of the pocket guide includes a glossary with words and abbreviations used when fabricating orthoses for your reference. The book discusses each orthosis along with it's associated indications, design options, the purpose, and the associated landmarks. The back of each page provides step by step directions that will assist you with the fabrication process of each orthosis. An appendix is included in the back of the guide which provides a picture of the completed orthosis for your reference as well!

Features:

- 3" x 5"

- 42 double sided cards

- Ring binding for easy access and easy reordering of cards if needed

- Each page is laminated and water proof

- Two QR codes that are free additional resources which include orthotic training videos on how to fabricate each orthosis

- An appendix with a picture of each orthosis to compare when completed

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