Abstract
1. This clinical investigation compares the results with varying periods of immobilisation after the primary repair of extensor tendons over the metacarpo-phalangeal joints of the fingers.
2. One hundred and thirty-seven Bantu mine workers with such injuries were each splinted for either one day, ten days or three weeks, and the results were compared.
3. The results indicate that the optimum period of splintage is ten days.
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