Long arm posterior splint: Difference between revisions
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##Unstable proximal radius or ulna fx (sugar-tong better) | ##Unstable proximal radius or ulna fx (sugar-tong better) | ||
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Revision as of 16:33, 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
- Elbow and forearm injuries
- Distal humerus fx
- Both-bone forearm fx
- Unstable proximal radius or ulna fx (sugar-tong better)
