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==Types== | ==Background== | ||
{{Fracture management overview}} | |||
==Splint Types== | |||
*Hand | *Hand | ||
**[[Buddy tape splint]] | **[[Buddy tape splint]] | ||
**[[Finger splint]] | **[[Finger splint]] | ||
*Arm | *Arm | ||
**[[ | **[[Coaptation splint]] | ||
**[[Forearm volar splint]] | **[[Forearm volar splint]] | ||
**[[Long arm posterior splint]] | **[[Long arm posterior splint]] | ||
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**[[Sling and swathe splint]] | **[[Sling and swathe splint]] | ||
**[[Sugar tong splint]] | **[[Sugar tong splint]] | ||
**[[Double sugar tong splint]] | |||
**[[Thumb spica splint]] | **[[Thumb spica splint]] | ||
**[[Ulnar gutter splint]] | **[[Ulnar gutter splint]] | ||
*Leg | *Leg | ||
**[[Long leg posterior splint]] | |||
**[[Stirrup splint]] | **[[Stirrup splint]] | ||
**[[Posterior ankle splint]] | **[[Posterior ankle splint]] | ||
== | ==Splint Material== | ||
*Stockinette <ref name="Principles of Casting and Splinting">Principles of Casting and Splinting | |||
http://www.aafp.org/afp/2009/0101/p16.html | |||
Accessed April 4, 2017</ref> | |||
**Cloth sleeve | |||
**Base layer for splint/cast | |||
**Protects skin | |||
*Cast padding (eg Webril) | |||
**Used with plaster of Paris | |||
* | **2-3 layers with padding of bony points as needed | ||
** | **Wrapping circumferentially with 50% overlap will automatically create 2 layers | ||
* | *Plaster of Paris | ||
** | **6-10 layers for upper extremity splints, 12-15 for lower extremity splints | ||
**Takes 20 minutes to cure, sooner if warmer water is used | |||
**Watch for exothermic reaction | |||
*Elastic bandage | |||
**Outer layer to hold splint in place | |||
**Excessive tightness can lead to pain, less room for swelling | |||
*Fiberglass | |||
* | **Pre-wrapped material | ||
** | **Use cool or room temperature water | ||
**Not as pliable as plaster of Paris | |||
** | **Trim or cover cut edges to prevent injury | ||
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== | ==See Also== | ||
*[[Vacuum splint]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<references/> | |||
[[Category: | [[Category:Orthopedics]] | ||
[[Category:Procedures]] | [[Category:Procedures]] | ||
[[Category:Sports Medicine]] |
Revision as of 01:50, 10 May 2019
Background
Fracture management overview
- Upper extremity
- Torso
- Lower extremity
- Other
Splint Types
- Hand
- Arm
- Leg
Splint Material
- Stockinette [1]
- Cloth sleeve
- Base layer for splint/cast
- Protects skin
- Cast padding (eg Webril)
- Used with plaster of Paris
- 2-3 layers with padding of bony points as needed
- Wrapping circumferentially with 50% overlap will automatically create 2 layers
- Plaster of Paris
- 6-10 layers for upper extremity splints, 12-15 for lower extremity splints
- Takes 20 minutes to cure, sooner if warmer water is used
- Watch for exothermic reaction
- Elastic bandage
- Outer layer to hold splint in place
- Excessive tightness can lead to pain, less room for swelling
- Fiberglass
- Pre-wrapped material
- Use cool or room temperature water
- Not as pliable as plaster of Paris
- Trim or cover cut edges to prevent injury
See Also
References
- ↑ Principles of Casting and Splinting http://www.aafp.org/afp/2009/0101/p16.html Accessed April 4, 2017