Case Report
Year: 2021 | Month: June | Volume: 11 | Issue: 6 | Pages: 140-144
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20210620
An Indigenous Dynamic Multiaxial Adjustable Shoulder Splint for the Management of Shoulder Subluxation
Surajit Kumar Sahu1, Minakshi Behera2, C. R. Mohanty3
1Ex-Assistant Professor (P&O), ISHWAR Institute of Prosthetics & Orthotics, AA-23, 3RD Street, 3RD Main Road, Anna Nagar, Chennai-600040, Tamil Nadu
2Assistant Professor (P&O), National Institute for Empowerment of Persons with Multiple Disabilities (Divyangjan), ECR, Muttukadu, Kovalam Post, Chennai-603112, Tamil Nadu
3Retired Orthotist, Swami Vivekananda National Institute of Rehabilitation Training and Research, Olaptur, Bairoi, Cuttack-754010, Odisha
Corresponding Author: Minakshi Behera
ABSTRACT
Background: The main problem with shoulder subluxation is the instability of the shoulder joint. The anatomy of this joint permits a large range of movement, but it sacrifices stability. Available splint options for shoulder subluxations are a lot but they are not providing the full range of motion of the joint. Considering this we have designed and developed a new Dynamic Multiaxial Adjustable Shoulder Splint.
Objective: This study aimed to design an Indigenous Dynamic Multiaxial Adjustable Shoulder Splint for the Management of shoulder subluxation which will reduce the subluxation and pain.
Study design: A case report
Methods: A 52-years-old lady diagnosed with right shoulder subluxation was fitted with the newly designed Indigenous Dynamic Multiaxial Adjustable Shoulder Splint for the reduction of pain and subluxation. The Western Ontario Shoulder Instability Index (WOSI) was assessed to measure the shoulder-related quality of life in patients with symptomatic shoulder instability. Before and after the test was conducted with and without the newly designed splint with an intervention period of 4 months.
Results: The WOSI score of 9.8% was achieved after the intervention period of 4 months and the reduction of subluxation was immediate and provided total relief from the pain.
Conclusion: This Indigenous Dynamic Multiaxial Adjustable Shoulder Splint can be considered as a very excellent splint for the orthotic management of shoulder subluxation and it also can be used as a standard design that can be prescribed for patients with brachial plexus injury, frozen shoulder and rotator cuff injury, post-operative cases, etc.
Key words: Shoulder Subluxation, Multiaxial, shoulder splint, WOSI score.