Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Splints

Ahmad A. Fannoon, M.Sc., Hand Therapist.

Splints, braces, and devices!

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS)

Orthopaedic Specialty Clinics, Jeddah, KSA.

CTS

Carpal tunnel bounded by carpal bones dorsally & transverse carpal ligament volarly.

CTS

Compression of median nerve within confines of carpal tunnel

CTS etiology includes:

– Inflammation due to repetitive use.

– Metabolic conditions.

– Trauma.

– Tumors.

– Pregnancy.

CTS symptoms includes:

– Numbness.

– Nocturnal burning pain.

– Clumsiness – dropping objects.

– Occasionally pain may radiate proximally to shoulder and ear.

CTS symptoms includes:

– Diminished sensation in median nerve distribution. – Atrophy of thenar muscles. – Weakness of abductor pollicis brevis. – + Tinel’s sign. – + Phalen’s / reverse Phalen’s sign.

Literature Review 1. Fabricated and

customized neutral wrist & MCP splint.

2. Off-the-shelf 200 wrist extension splint.

3. Fabricated & customized neutral wrist splint.

4. C-TRAC™ device. 5. ManuTM hand brace. 6. Pil-O-Splint. 7. Dynasplint®. 8. The Carpal

SolutionTM.

Fabricated & customized neutral wrist & MCP splint

Off-the-shelf 200 wrist extension splint

Fabricated & customized neutral wrist splint

C-TRAC Device

Manu Hand Brace

Pil-O-Splint

Dynasplint for CTS

The Carpal Solution

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