Splinting Rheumatoid Hand Deformities: A Case Report

Abstract

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a disease of unknown origin characterized by inflammatory changes in the synovial tissue of joints, cartilage, and bone, and less frequently in extra-articular sites. The rheumatoid hand term used to describe the characteristic deformities of the hands of patients with RA typically includes varying degrees of thumb deformity, finger deformities, and ulnar deviation. One of the treatment approaches in RA hand deformities is the splinting approach. In this case, the results of splinting applied to hand deformities in a patient with RA are presented.

Keywords

• boutonniere splint
• corrective splint
• joint range of motion

Romatoid El Deformitelerinde Splintleme: Olgu Sunumu

Abstract

Romatoid artrit (RA), eklem, kıkırdak ve kemiğin sinovyal dokusunda ve daha az sıklıkla eklem dışı bölgelerde inflamatuar değişikliklerle karakterize, kökeni bilinmeyen bir hastalıktır. RA'lı hastaların ellerindeki karakteristik deformiteleri tanımlamak için kullanılan terim olan romatoid el, tipik olarak değişen derecelerde başparmak deformitesi, parmak deformiteleri ve ulnar deviasyonu içerir. RA el deformitelerinde bir çok tedavi yaklaşımından birisi de splintleme yaklaşımıdır. Bu vakamızda, RA’lı bir hastada meydana gelen el deformitelerine uygulanan splintleme sonuçları verilmektedir.

Keywords

• boutonniere splint
• düzeltici splint
• eklem hareket açıklığı

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