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There were no significant differences between the short and long orthosis conditions for proximal muscle groups.<\/jats:italic>\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    Conclusion.\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Wearing a wrist extension orthosis appears to place additional stress on the proximal joint musculature beyond that found without splint use. The study has implications for the prescription of wrist extension orthoses, especially for patients whose proximal joints are already compromised.<\/jats:italic>\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.5014\/ajot.53.5.434","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2012,4,16]],"date-time":"2012-04-16T14:55:35Z","timestamp":1334588135000},"page":"434-440","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":29,"title":["An Electromyography Study of Wrist Extension Orthoses and Upper-Extremity Function"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"53","author":[{"given":"Sharon","family":"Bulthaup","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Sharon Bulthaup, OTR, MOT, is Occupational Therapist, Gallup-McKinley County Schools, Gallup, New Mexico. She was a student at the Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, Ohio at the time of this study"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"suffix":"III","given":"Daniel J.","family":"Cipriani","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Daniel J. 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