Does occupational therapy reduce the need for surgery in carpometacarpal osteoarthritis? Protocol for a randomized controlled trial

BACKGROUND: In the absence of disease-modifying interventions for hand osteoarthritis (OA), occupational therapy (OT) comprising patient education, hand exercises, assistive devices and orthoses are considered as core treatments, whereas surgery are recommended for those with severe carpometacarpal...

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Autores principales: Kjeken, Ingvild, Eide, Ruth Else Mehl, Klokkeide, Åse, Matre, Karin Hoegh, Olsen, Monika, Mowinckel, Petter, Andreassen, Øyvor, Darre, Siri, Nossum, Randi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Study Protocol
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5109819/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27842579
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12891-016-1321-3

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