# Conservative Treatment of Camptodactyly with use of Orthoses: A Retrospective Cohort

**Authors:** Maria da Conceição Soares de Oliveira, Felipe Soares Figueiredo, Diego Pinheiro Aguiar

PMC · DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1786199 · 2024-09-04

## TL;DR

This study shows that using static orthoses can effectively treat different types of camptodactyly without surgery, though many patients stopped treatment.

## Contribution

The study provides empirical evidence on the effectiveness of static orthoses for treating camptodactyly types I, II, and III.

## Key findings

- Static orthoses achieved 100% correction for type I and II flexible camptodactyly.
- Type III rigid camptodactyly had a 47.6% correction rate with orthoses.
- 42% of patients abandoned treatment during the study period.

## Abstract

Objective
 To evaluate the outcomes of conservative treatment using static orthoses manufactured by the Occupational Therapy Sector of our institution in participants with camptodactyly types I, II, and III in their rigid or flexible forms, to describe the demographic and clinical data, and to analyze the number of dropouts during the treatment period.

Methods
 The Ethics in Human Research Committee approved the project under protocol number CAAE 20300419.3.0000.5273. All medical records used in the research were made available by our institution. In the present retrospective study, we did not use the informed consent form due to the impossibility of contacting the high number of participants. The study included medical records of 38 participants treated at the Occupational Therapy Outpatient Clinic from 2013 to 2019.

Results
 Of the 54 fingers treated with orthoses, 38 were completely corrected. The rates of correction were as follows: type I in its rigid form – 100% type I in its flexible form – 81.2%; type II in its rigid form – 0%; type II in its flexible form – 100%; type III in its rigid form – 47.6%; and type III in its flexible form – 100%. Of the 93 fingers included in this study, 42% abandoned the treatment.

Conclusion
 Static orthoses are a safe alternative to surgical procedures, with low execution complexity for camptodactyly treatment.

Objetivo
 Avaliar os resultados do tratamento conservador com o uso de órteses estáticas confeccionadas pelo Setor de Terapia Ocupacional da nossa instituição em participantes com camptodactilia dos tipos I, II e III, em suas formas rígida ou flexível, descrever os dados demográficos e clínicos, e avaliar o número de abandonos no período do tratamento.

Métodos
 O projeto foi aprovado pelo Comitê de Ética em Pesquisa em Seres Humanos, com número de protocolo CAAE 20300419.3.0000.5273. Todos os prontuários utilizados na pesquisa foram disponibilizados pela nossa instituição. Não foi feito o uso de termo de consentimento livre e esclarecido (TCLE) para este estudo retrospectivo devido à impossibilidade de contactar o elevado número de participantes. Foram incluídos os prontuários de 38 participantes atendidos no Ambulatório de Terapia Ocupacional de 2013 a 2019.

Resultados
 Dos 54 dedos tratados com órteses, 38 foram totalmente corrigidos. As taxas de correção foram as seguintes: tipo I na forma rígida –100%; tipo I na forma flexível –81,2%; tipo II na forma rígida – 0%; tipo II na forma flexível – 100%; tipo III na forma rígida –47,6%; e tipo III na forma flexível –100%. Do total de 93 dedos incluídos, 42% abandonaram o tratamento.

Conclusão
 O uso de órteses estáticas é uma alternativa segura ao procedimento cirúrgico e de baixa complexidade de execução para o tratamento da camptodactilia.

## Full-text entities

- **Diseases:** camptodactyly types I, II, and III (MESH:C537970), Camptodactyly (MESH:C567780)
- **Species:** Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606]

## Figures

10 figures with captions in the complete paper: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC11374391/full.md

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Source: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC11374391