Ulnar gutter splint: Difference between revisions
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==Indications== | ==Indications== | ||
*Metacarpal fractures and soft tissue injuries of 4th and 5th digit | *[[Metacarpal fractures]] and soft tissue injuries of 4th and 5th digit | ||
*Wrist remains slightly extended (10° to 20°), 4th and 5th MCP at 50° to 90° flexion (the latter for boxer's fracture), DIP/PIP in slight flexion <ref>Chudnofsky C. Splinting Techniques.In:Roberts and Hedges’ Clinical Procedures in Emergency Medicine, Chapter 50, 999-1027.e1</ref> | *Wrist remains slightly extended (10° to 20°), 4th and 5th MCP at 50° to 90° flexion (the latter for boxer's fracture), DIP/PIP in slight flexion <ref>Chudnofsky C. Splinting Techniques.In:Roberts and Hedges’ Clinical Procedures in Emergency Medicine, Chapter 50, 999-1027.e1</ref> | ||
Revision as of 08:29, 30 December 2015
Indications
- Metacarpal fractures and soft tissue injuries of 4th and 5th digit
- Wrist remains slightly extended (10° to 20°), 4th and 5th MCP at 50° to 90° flexion (the latter for boxer's fracture), DIP/PIP in slight flexion [1]
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References
- ↑ Chudnofsky C. Splinting Techniques.In:Roberts and Hedges’ Clinical Procedures in Emergency Medicine, Chapter 50, 999-1027.e1