• A study conducted by Jan van Aaken, a doctor who specializes in Orthopedic and Hand surgery at the University Hospital of Geneva, depicts the effectiveness of a soft wrap style for treating a boxer fracture when compared to a cast-like style. Both groups recovered similarly with no statistically significant difference.

  • Likewise, John C Dunn, a Hand Surgeon at the William Beaumont Army Medical Center, concluded that ‘reduction and cast immobilization is not necessary for boxer's fractures’ ¹.

• Thus, I wanted to design a splint that mimics the soft wrap style as there is no need to fully immobilize the whole hand

• Design Criteria

  • Comfortability (Can take up to 6 weeks to heal)

  • Versatile fit (Try to make it a ‘one size-fits all’)

  • Affordability (Anyone can buy)

• Specs of my hand

  • 1. Circumference of my left pinky and ring fingers together is 3 ⅛ inches (Refer to black circle)

    2. Length of pinky to 2 inches from where my palm ends is 7 ¾ inches (Refer to red line)

Pinky-palm Attachment

Ring Finger Attachment