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**[[Posterior ankle splint]] | **[[Posterior ankle splint]] | ||
==Splint Material== | |||
*Stockinette <ref name="Principles of Casting and Splinting">Principles of Casting and Splinting | |||
http://www.aafp.org/afp/2009/0101/p16.html | |||
Accessed April 4, 2017</ref> | |||
**Cloth sleeve | |||
**Base layer for splint/cast | |||
**Protects skin | |||
*Cast padding (eg Webril) | |||
**Used with plaster of Paris | |||
**2-3 layers with padding of bony points as needed | |||
**Wrapping circumferentially with 50% overlap will automatically create 2 layers | |||
*Plaster of Paris | |||
**6-10 layers for upper extremity splints, 12-15 for lower extremity splints | |||
**Takes 20 minutes to cure, sooner if warmer water is used | |||
**Watch for exothermic reaction | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
[[Category:Orthopedics]] | [[Category:Orthopedics]] | ||
[[Category:Procedures]] | [[Category:Procedures]] | ||
Revision as of 01:19, 5 April 2017
Background
Fracture management overview
- Upper extremity
- Torso
- Lower extremity
- Other
Splint Types
- Hand
- Arm
- Leg
Splint Material
- Stockinette [1]
- Cloth sleeve
- Base layer for splint/cast
- Protects skin
- Cast padding (eg Webril)
- Used with plaster of Paris
- 2-3 layers with padding of bony points as needed
- Wrapping circumferentially with 50% overlap will automatically create 2 layers
- Plaster of Paris
- 6-10 layers for upper extremity splints, 12-15 for lower extremity splints
- Takes 20 minutes to cure, sooner if warmer water is used
- Watch for exothermic reaction
See Also
References
- ↑ Principles of Casting and Splinting http://www.aafp.org/afp/2009/0101/p16.html Accessed April 4, 2017