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==Background== | |||
*Utilize adjacent digits to stabilize fractured digit and maintain anatomically functional position during healing | |||
*Should remain in place until patient can move digit through full range of motion without pain | |||
==Indication== | ==Indication== | ||
*Finger sprain | *Finger sprain, particularly of the proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint. | ||
*Stable, non-displaced, minor [[Finger (phalanx) fracture|finger]] and [[Toe fracture|toe fractures]] | |||
[[File:Buddy | ==Procedure== | ||
[[File:Tape15.png|thumb]] | |||
[[File:Buddy-taping-finger.png|thumb]] | |||
*Assess distal pulse, motor, and sensation | |||
*Place soft padding such as gauze between digits (optional) | |||
*Using tape, secure fractured digit to adjacent digit, preferably at multiple points | |||
*Reassess pulse, motor, and sensation | |||
==Complications== | |||
*Skin necrosis | |||
*Loss of fixation | |||
*Limited joint motion | |||
*Infection | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
[[Splinting]] | *[[Splinting]] | ||
*[[Finger splint]] | |||
*[[Hand and finger fractures]] | |||
==References== | |||
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[[Category: | [[Category:Orthopedics]] | ||
[[Category:Procedures]] | |||
[[Category:Sports Medicine]] | |||
Latest revision as of 22:06, 22 March 2023
Background
- Utilize adjacent digits to stabilize fractured digit and maintain anatomically functional position during healing
- Should remain in place until patient can move digit through full range of motion without pain
Indication
- Finger sprain, particularly of the proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint.
- Stable, non-displaced, minor finger and toe fractures
Procedure
- Assess distal pulse, motor, and sensation
- Place soft padding such as gauze between digits (optional)
- Using tape, secure fractured digit to adjacent digit, preferably at multiple points
- Reassess pulse, motor, and sensation
Complications
- Skin necrosis
- Loss of fixation
- Limited joint motion
- Infection