Table 2.

Postoperative PIP therapy guideline.

Day 1	Active flexion and extension in the distal interphalangeal joint with PIP in 10° flexion (custom-made thermoplastic splint)
Day 2	Special exercise splint with extension/flexion PIP: 0–10–50°
Week 3	Active flexion PIP: 0–0–60°, no PIP extension limit
Week 4	Active flexion PIP: 0–0–70°
Week 6	Full active motion allowed
Week 7	Only a splint during the night for half a year, e.g. finger-bending splint
Week 8	Start of occupational therapy
Weeks 8–12	Increasing occupational therapy
Week 12	Full power allowed