“…Although 81% (26) respondents reported a six-to eight-week splinting period (Figure 3), only 72% (23) defined this to be six weeks for bony mallets and eight weeks for tendinous injury. Previous research 2,19,25,26,31 suggests continuous six-to eight-week splinting, with night splinting until 12 weeks post presentation; whether tendinous or with bony involvement. Support of a splint weaning period post-immobilisation is lacking within high-level clinical evidence, 2,26,46 yet all respondents indicated this to be their standard practice, with 81% recommending a period of up to four weeks.…”