Long arm posterior splint: Difference between revisions

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[[File:Long Arm Posterior Splint.png]]
[[File:Long Arm Posterior Splint.png]]
==See Also==
*[[Splinting]]

Revision as of 00:27, 7 March 2012

Background

  • Doesn’t completely eliminate supination / pronation
    • either add an anterior splint or use a double sugar-tong if complex or unstable distal forearm fx

Indications

  1. Elbow and forearm injuries
    1. Distal humerus fx
    2. Both-bone forearm fx
    3. Unstable proximal radius or ulna fx (sugar-tong better)

File:Long Arm Posterior Splint.png

See Also

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