Short Arm Gutter Splint

Fractures and soft tissue injuries of the small finger or ring finger.

Short arm gutter splint.

How do you splint 2nd or 3rd metacarpal fractures. Kori hudson and dr. This type of splint is useful for fractures and severe sprains to the bones of the ring and small fingers. Ulnar gutter splint with plaster applied over cast padding and with elastic wrap applied over plaster.

Peer reviewed by sports medicine experts dr. The different types of short arm splints used are as follows. Fracture or soft tissue injury of the foot ankle or distal tibia up to mid shaft. Injuries commonly treated with ulnar gutter splint 8 application.

Use of a short arm radial gutter splint is recommended for initial immobilization of a displaced distal radial fracture. Use of a short arm radial gutter splint is recommended for initial immobilization of a displaced. After sculpting to a desired position and shape polytrexx rapidly reverts to a. The radial gutter splint is similar in function to the ulnar gutter splint except that it is used for injuries to the second or third rays.

Given a child requiring bryant s traction on an power controlled orthopaedic crib bed with overhead traction frame accompanied by parent s family member nursing personnel physician. Radial gutter splint this splint is the equivalent of the ulnar gutter. Fastform splint cast brace fastform s technology is based on a highly conformable and biodegradable polymer polytrexx combined with an effective wicking and fast dry liner dermawick. In this post we summarize some of the most commonly deployed splints in the ed.

This splint however unnecessarily immobilizes the 4th and 5th fingers. It is applied in much. Trick of the trade. Injuries of the elbow and proximal forearm.

When properly heated polytrexx converts from a rigid state to a very pliable and conformable material plaster like. The ulnar gutter splint extends from the upper part of the forearm to the last joint of the fractured finger. A short arm volar splint is usually applied because a fracture should be immobilized one joint distal and proximal to the injury. 1 apply bryant s traction 081 834 0001 conditions.