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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