Splinting: Humerus: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 06:11, 10 May 2016

Fracture	Splint	Disposition
Proximal
Shaft	U-shaped coaptation splint (upper arm sugar-tong splint) + sling and swathe
Olecranon	Nondisplaced: Sling and Swathe Splint Displaced: Long Arm Posterior Splint or emerg. ORIF

Fracture	Splint	Disposition
Proximal
Shaft	Long arm posterior splint, sling and swathe splint, or coaptation splint	Non-emergent Ortho f/u
Supracondylar	Long Arm Posterior Splint	Ortho consult for Type 2 or 3

Humeral anatomy

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