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Tin Ring Splint Treatment for Osteoarthritis of the Distal Interphalangeal Joints.

ABSTRACT: Background: We made a tin ring splint for osteoarthritis of the distal interphalangeal joint that looks attractive and is easy to wear. We report the treatment results with this splint. Methods: We enrolled 30 patients with painful osteoarthritis of the distal interphalangeal joint in this study. A tin ring splint was made with tin alloy containing small quantities of silver. Patients were instructed to wear the splint when they felt pain. Patients were assessed before splint use and after 1, 3, and 6 months of splint use. Endpoints included the numeric pain scale, active arc of motion of the distal interphalangeal joint, Hand 20, functional assessment criteria of the upper extremities, and treatment satisfaction. In addition, data were collected on time to symptom relief and satisfaction related to usability and appearance of the splint (0 = dissatisfied, 10 = satisfied). Results: The numeric pain scale showed significant pain improvement from 58.4 ± 4.1 at baseline to 33.1 ± 4.5 at 1 month, and the Hand 20 score also showed significant improvement from 35.0 ± 4.3 at baseline to 20.2 ± 3.2 after 6 months. Active arc of motion were not changed significantly. Most patients responded that symptoms were relieved by the 10th day after treatment. Satisfaction related to usability was 8.9 ± 0.3, and appearance was 7.6 ± 0.4. Conclusions: A tin ring splint quickly reduced pain, and satisfaction related to usability and appearance was high. This splint could be one choice for conservative treatment of osteoarthritis of the distal interphalangeal joint.

SUBMITTER: Tada K

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6759981 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Tin Ring Splint Treatment for Osteoarthritis of the Distal Interphalangeal Joints.

Tada Kaoru K Toribatake Yasumitsu Y Yamamoto Daiki D Nakajima Tadahiro T Nakada Mika M Matsuta Masashi M Tsuchiya Hiroyuki H

Hand (New York, N.Y.) 20180220 5

<b>Background:</b> We made a tin ring splint for osteoarthritis of the distal interphalangeal joint that looks attractive and is easy to wear. We report the treatment results with this splint. <b>Methods:</b> We enrolled 30 patients with painful osteoarthritis of the distal interphalangeal joint in this study. A tin ring splint was made with tin alloy containing small quantities of silver. Patients were instructed to wear the splint when they felt pain. Patients were assessed before splint use a ...[more]

PMID: 29463127

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Project description:INTRODUCTION: The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship of the IL-6 promoter variants G-597A, G-572C and G-174C (rs1800797, rs1800796 and rs1800795, respectively), which have been shown to affect both the transcription and secretion of IL-6, to symptomatic distal interphalangeal (DIP) osteoarthritis (OA). METHODS: A total of 535 women aged 45 to 63 years were included. Radiographs of both hands were taken and each DIP joint was evaluated (grade 0 to 4) for the presence of OA. Information on symptoms (pain, tenderness) in each joint was collected by using a self-administered questionnaire. Symptomatic DIP OA was defined by the presence of both radiographic findings of grade 2 or more and symptoms in at least two DIP joints, and symmetrical DIP OA by the presence of radiographic findings of grade 2 or more in at least one symmetrical pair of DIP joints. Common polymorphic loci in the IL-6 gene were amplified and the promoter haplotypes were reconstructed from genotype data with the PHASE program. Logistic regression analysis was used to examine the association between the IL-6 genotypes/diplotypes and the DIP OA outcome. RESULTS: The G alleles of two promoter single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) G-597A and G-174C were more common among the subjects with symptomatic DIP OA than among those with no disease (P = 0.020 and 0.024, corrected for multiple testing). In addition, the carriage of at least one G allele in these positions increased the risk of disease (P = 0.006 and P = 0.008, respectively). Carrying a haplotype with the G allele in all three promoter SNPs increased the risk of symptomatic DIP OA more than fourfold (odds ratio (OR) 4.45, P = 0.001). Carriage of the G-G diplotype indicated an increased risk of both symmetrical DIP OA (OR 1.52, 95% confidence interval 1.01 to 2.28) and symptomatic DIP OA (OR 3.67, 95% confidence interval 1.50 to 9.00). CONCLUSION: The present study showed that the presence of G alleles at common IL-6 polymorphic promoter loci was associated with the more severe DIP OA outcomes, symmetrical and symptomatic.

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Tin Ring Splint Treatment for Osteoarthritis of the Distal Interphalangeal Joints.

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Tin Ring Splint Treatment for Osteoarthritis of the Distal Interphalangeal Joints.

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