Long arm posterior splint: Difference between revisions
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==Indications== | |||
#Elbow and forearm injuries | |||
##Distal humerus fx | |||
##Both-bone forearm fx | |||
##Unstable proximal radius or ulna fx (sugar-tong better) | |||
Doesn’t completely eliminate supination / pronation -either add an anterior splint or use a double sugar-tong if complex or unstable distal forearm fx. | |||
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Revision as of 23:51, 6 March 2012
Indications
- Elbow and forearm injuries
- Distal humerus fx
- Both-bone forearm fx
- Unstable proximal radius or ulna fx (sugar-tong better)
Doesn’t completely eliminate supination / pronation -either add an anterior splint or use a double sugar-tong if complex or unstable distal forearm fx.
