The different types of short arm splints used are as follows.
Gutter splint thumb.
This type of splint is useful for fractures and sprains to the bones of the middle and.
After an injury to the hands fingers or wrists immobilization by splinting or casting is necessary in order to allow the bones and tissues to heal properly.
Finger and thumb splints can help treat trigger finger.
This splint gets its name because these fingers are.
This type of splint is useful for fractures and severe sprains to the bones of the ring and small.
Application process for ulnar.
These pre cut materials make splinting casting quick easy and comfortable.
Position of function.
Stenosing tenosynovitis better known as trigger finger is a condition where one or more fingers lock or catch when a person bends or straightens a finger.
Goal prevent radial deviation of thumb splinting technique radial gutter measure from tip of thumb to distal third of forearm.
Radial gutter splints are used for fractures and severe sprains to the second and third metacarpals and phalanges pointer and middle fingers.
Ulnar gutter radial gutter and thumb spica casts are specific types of casts used to provide long term immobilization for these types of injuries so they may heal properly and effectively.
An ulnar gutter splint is a flexible splint that is used to support stabilize and immobilize dislocations and fractures of the hands fingers or wrists.
Gutter splint thumb spica splint indications l fractures and soft tissue injuries of 5th digit l fractures of the neck shaft and base of 4th and 5th metacarpals construction l start at mid forearm l extend down ulnar forearm l end at mid distal phalanx l include the 4th and 5th digits application l hand in position of function l forearm in neutral position.
The digit typically flexes with a sudden snap like a trigger being pulled and released.
The splint covers the radial aspect of the forearm from the proximal one third of the forearm to just distal to the interphalangeal joint of the thumb encircling the thumb.