Splinting: Forearm: Difference between revisions

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Fracture	Splint	Disposition
Radial head fracture	Nondisplaced Sling and Swathe Splint Displaced Long Arm Posterior Splint or emerg. ORIF
Monteggia fracture-dislocation (ulnar shaft w/prox radioulnar disloc)		Emergent ortho for ORIF
Galeazzi fracture (distal radius w/distal ulnar disloc)		Emerg. ortho for ORIF
Elbow dislocation	Long arm posterior splint after reduction	If associated fracture emergent ortho consult
Forearm fracture	Sugar Tong Splint
Colle's fracture (distal radius with dist dorsal angulation)	Sugar Tong Splint
Smith fracture (reverse colles w/ volar angulation)	Sugar Tong Splint

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+===Forearm===
+{| {{table}}
+| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Fracture'''
+| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Splint'''
+| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Disposition'''
+|-
+|[[Radial head fracture]]
+|
+Nondisplaced
+*[[Sling and Swathe Splint]]
+Displaced
+*[[Long Arm Posterior Splint]] or emerg. ORIF
+|
+|-
+|[[Monteggia fracture-dislocation]] (ulnar shaft w/prox radioulnar disloc)
+|
+|Emergent ortho for ORIF
+|-
+|[[Galeazzi fracture]] (distal radius w/distal ulnar disloc)
+|
+|Emerg. ortho for ORIF
+|-
+|[[Elbow dislocation]]
+|[[Long arm posterior splint]] after reduction
+|If associated fracture emergent ortho consult
+|-
+|[[Forearm fracture]]
+|[[Sugar Tong Splint]]
+|
+|-
+|[[Colle's fracture]] (distal radius with dist dorsal angulation)
+|[[Sugar Tong Splint]]
+|
+|-
+|[[Smith fracture]] (reverse colles w/ volar angulation)
+|[[Sugar Tong Splint]]
+|
+|}
 ==See Also==