Thumb spica splint

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Background

  • Notching the plaster (shown) prevents buckling when wrapping around thumb.
  • Wine glass position.

Indications

  • Scaphoid fx - seen or suspected (check snuffbox tenderness)
  • De Quervain tenosynovitis.

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See Also

Splinting