Thumb spica splint: Difference between revisions
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*Scaphoid fx - seen or suspected (check snuffbox tenderness) | *Scaphoid fx - seen or suspected (check snuffbox tenderness) | ||
*De Quervain tenosynovitis. | *De Quervain tenosynovitis. | ||
Revision as of 18:03, 7 March 2012
Background
- Notching the plaster (shown) prevents buckling when wrapping around thumb.
- Wine glass position.
Indications
- Scaphoid fx - seen or suspected (check snuffbox tenderness)
- De Quervain tenosynovitis.
