Long arm posterior splint - Revision history

Rossdonaldson1: /* Splint-Specific Details */

2023-05-03T22:21:50Z

Splint-Specific Details

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	===Splint-Specific Details===		===Splint-Specific Details===
	*Apply padding and splint material as shown in figure		*Apply padding and splint material as shown in figure
	*Splint ~~should run along posterior/ulnar aspect of arm~~<ref name="Splints and Casts: Indications and Methods"> Splints and Casts: Indications and Methods. http://www.aafp.org/afp/2009/0901/p491.html Accessed April 5, 2017</ref>		*Splint course:<ref name="Splints and Casts: Indications and Methods"> Splints and Casts: Indications and Methods. http://www.aafp.org/afp/2009/0901/p491.html Accessed April 5, 2017</ref>
	**From proximal palmar crease along ulna		**From proximal palmar crease along ulna
	**Following the ulnar forearm		**Following the ulnar forearm

Rossdonaldson1: /* Splint-Specific Details */

2023-05-03T21:54:42Z

Splint-Specific Details

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	*Key anatomic positions		*Key anatomic positions
	**Elbow at 90º		**Elbow at 90º
	**Forearm neutral position with thumb up		**Forearm in neutral position with thumb up
	**Wrist neutral or slightly extended (10–20º)		**Wrist neutral or slightly extended (10–20º)

Rossdonaldson1: /* Splint Specific Details */

2023-05-03T21:42:08Z

Splint Specific Details

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	{{Splint Application General Procedure}}		{{Splint Application General Procedure}}

	===Splint Specific Details===		===Splint-Specific Details===
	*Apply padding and splint material as shown in figure		*Apply padding and splint material as shown in figure
	*Splint should run along posterior/ulnar aspect of arm<ref name="Splints and Casts: Indications and Methods"> Splints and Casts: Indications and Methods. http://www.aafp.org/afp/2009/0901/p491.html Accessed April 5, 2017</ref>		*Splint should run along posterior/ulnar aspect of arm<ref name="Splints and Casts: Indications and Methods"> Splints and Casts: Indications and Methods. http://www.aafp.org/afp/2009/0901/p491.html Accessed April 5, 2017</ref>

Rossdonaldson1: /* Splint Specific Details */

2023-05-03T21:35:38Z

Splint Specific Details

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	===Splint Specific Details===		===Splint Specific Details===
	*Apply padding and splint material as shown in figure		*Apply padding and splint material as shown in figure
	**, along posterior/ulnar aspect of arm		*Splint should run along posterior/ulnar aspect of arm<ref name="Splints and Casts: Indications and Methods"> Splints and Casts: Indications and Methods. http://www.aafp.org/afp/2009/0901/p491.html Accessed April 5, 2017</ref>
			**From proximal palmar crease along ulna
	**Splint should run from proximal palmar crease along ulna, on posterior side of a 90 degree flexed elbow, until 3 inches away from axilla <ref name="Splints and Casts: Indications and Methods"> Splints and Casts: Indications and Methods		**Following the ulnar forearm
	http://www.aafp.org/afp/2009/0901/p491.html Accessed April 5, 2017</ref>		**Posterior side of flexed elbow
	**~~Wrist should be placed in slight extension (approximately 20°)~~		**Posterior proximal arm (3 inches away from axilla)
			*Key anatomic positions
			**Elbow at 90º
			**Forearm neutral position with thumb up
	*~~Assess distal pulse, motor, and sensation~~		**Wrist neutral or slightly extended (10–20º)
	*~~Apply padding and splint material (e.g. Ortho-glass) as shown, along posterior/~~ulnar ~~aspect of arm~~
	**~~Splint should run from proximal palmar crease along ulna, on posterior~~ side of ~~a 90 degree~~ flexed elbow~~, until~~ 3 inches away from axilla ~~<ref name="Splints and Casts: Indications and Methods"> Splints and Casts: Indications and Methods~~
	~~http://www.aafp.org/afp/2009/0901/p491.html Accessed April 5, 2017</ref>~~
	**Wrist should be placed in slight extension (approximately 20°)
	*~~Maintain position until splint material has hardened and secure splint to arm (e.g. ace wraps)~~
	*~~Reassess distal pulse, motor, and sensation~~


	~~CONSTRUCTION~~
	~~l Start at posterior proximal arm~~
	~~l Down the ulnar forearm~~
	~~l End at the metacarpophalangeal joints~~
	~~APPLICATION~~
	~~l Cut hole in stockinette for thumb~~
	l Elbow at 90º
	l Forearm neutral position with thumb up
	~~l Neutral~~ or slightly extended ~~wrist~~ (10–20º)

	==See Also==		==See Also==

Rossdonaldson1: /* Procedure */

2023-05-03T20:57:28Z

Procedure

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 ==Procedure==
 [[File:Long Arm Posterior Splint.gif|thumb|Long arm posterior splint]]
 *Assess distal pulse, motor, and sensation
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 *Maintain position until splint material has hardened and secure splint to arm (e.g. ace wraps)
 *Reassess distal pulse, motor, and sensation
 ==See Also==

Rossdonaldson1: /* Indications */

2023-05-03T20:45:31Z

Indications

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	==Indications==		==Indications==
	*Elbow and forearm injuries		*Elbow and forearm injuries
	**Distal humerus fracture		**[[Olecranon fracture]]
	**Both-bone forearm fracture		**[[Distal humerus fracture]]
	**Unstable proximal radius or ulna fracture (sugar-tong better)		**[[Both-bone forearm fracture]]
			**Unstable proximal radius or [[ulna fracture]] ([[sugar-tong]] better)

	==Procedure==		==Procedure==

Rossdonaldson1 at 18:19, 28 September 2022

2022-09-28T18:19:34Z

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	==Procedure==		==Procedure==
	[[File:Long Arm Posterior Splint.gif\|thumb]]		[[File:Long Arm Posterior Splint.gif\|thumb\|Long arm posterior splint]]

	*Assess distal pulse, motor, and sensation		*Assess distal pulse, motor, and sensation

Ted Fan: splint detail

2017-04-06T00:02:26Z

splint detail

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	*Assess distal pulse, motor, and sensation		*Assess distal pulse, motor, and sensation
	*Apply padding and splint material (e.g. Ortho-glass) as shown, along posterior/ulnar aspect of arm		*Apply padding and splint material (e.g. Ortho-glass) as shown, along posterior/ulnar aspect of arm
			**Splint should run from proximal palmar crease along ulna, on posterior side of a 90 degree flexed elbow, until 3 inches away from axilla <ref name="Splints and Casts: Indications and Methods"> Splints and Casts: Indications and Methods
			http://www.aafp.org/afp/2009/0901/p491.html Accessed April 5, 2017</ref>
	**Wrist should be placed in slight extension (approximately 20°)		**Wrist should be placed in slight extension (approximately 20°)
	*Maintain position until splint material has hardened and secure splint to arm (e.g. ace wraps)		*Maintain position until splint material has hardened and secure splint to arm (e.g. ace wraps)

Mholtz at 05:27, 31 December 2016

2016-12-31T05:27:28Z

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	**Unstable proximal radius or ulna fracture (sugar-tong better)		**Unstable proximal radius or ulna fracture (sugar-tong better)

	[[File:Long Arm Posterior Splint.gif]]		==Procedure==
			[[File:Long Arm Posterior Splint.gif\|thumb]]

			*Assess distal pulse, motor, and sensation
			*Apply padding and splint material (e.g. Ortho-glass) as shown, along posterior/ulnar aspect of arm
			**Wrist should be placed in slight extension (approximately 20°)
			*Maintain position until splint material has hardened and secure splint to arm (e.g. ace wraps)
			*Reassess distal pulse, motor, and sensation

	==See Also==		==See Also==
	*[[Splinting]]		*[[Splinting]]

			==References==
			<references/>

	[[Category:Orthopedics]]		[[Category:Orthopedics]]
	[[Category:Procedures]]		[[Category:Procedures]]

Rossdonaldson1: /* Background */

2016-06-15T12:19:03Z

Background

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	==Background==		==Background==
	*Doesn’t completely eliminate supination / pronation		*Doesn’t completely eliminate supination / pronation
	**Either add an anterior splint or use a [[~~Double~~ sugar tong splint]] if complex or unstable distal forearm fx		**Either add an anterior splint or use a [[double sugar tong splint]] if complex or unstable distal [[forearm fracture]]

	==Indications==		==Indications==