Long leg posterior splint - Revision history

Rossdonaldson1 at 22:00, 13 September 2023

2023-09-13T22:00:26Z

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	==Background==		==Background==
			*Also known as a "posterior knee splint"

	==Indications==		==Indications==
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	==Procedure==		==Procedure==
	[[File:long leg posterior splint.jpg\|thumb\|Long leg posterior splint]]		[[File:long leg posterior splint.jpg\|thumb\|Long leg posterior splint]]
			{{Splint Application General Procedure}}

	*Assess distal pulse, motor, and sensation		===Splint-Specific Details===
	*Apply padding and splint material ~~(e.g. Ortho-glass)~~ as shown		*Apply padding and splint material as shown in figure
	**Knee should be kept at 5 degrees flexion~~, foot~~ in slight plantarflexion		*Splint course:
	*Maintain position until splint hardens and secure splint to leg (e.g. ace wraps)		**Start just inferior to buttocks crease
	*Reassess distal pulse, motor, and sensation		**Down the posterior leg
			**End approximately 6cm above the malleoli
			*Key anatomic positions
			**Knee should be kept at 5 degrees flexion
			**Foot in slight plantarflexion

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

2022-09-28T18:18:47Z

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	==Procedure==		==Procedure==
	[[File:long leg posterior splint.jpg\|thumb]]		[[File:long leg posterior splint.jpg\|thumb\|Long leg posterior splint]]

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

2022-09-22T19:35:20Z

Indications

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	==Indications==		==Indications==
			*Temporary immobilization for knee injuries requiring rapid intervention, in the absence of commercial knee immobilizers.
			*Angulated fractures
			*Pediatric femoral shaft fractures

	==Procedure==		==Procedure==

2016-12-31T05:36:21Z

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	==Background==		==Background==


	==Indications==		==Indications==

	==~~Technique~~==
	*Knee at 5 degrees flexion, foot in slight plantarflexion		==Procedure==
	~~[[File:long~~ leg ~~posterior splint~~.~~jpg]]~~		[[File:long leg posterior splint.jpg\|thumb]]

			*Assess distal pulse, motor, and sensation
			*Apply padding and splint material (e.g. Ortho-glass) as shown
			**Knee should be kept at 5 degrees flexion, foot in slight plantarflexion
			*Maintain position until splint hardens and secure splint to leg (e.g. ace wraps)
			*Reassess distal pulse, motor, and sensation

	==See Also==		==See Also==
	*[[Splints]]		*[[Splints]]

			==References==
			<references/>

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

2016-03-22T15:48:25Z

Text replacement - "Category:Ortho" to "Category:Orthopedics"

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	~~[[File:long leg posterior splint.jpg\|thumbnail]]~~		==Background==

			==Indications==

			==Technique==
	*Knee at 5 degrees flexion, foot in slight plantarflexion		*Knee at 5 degrees flexion, foot in slight plantarflexion
			[[File:long leg posterior splint.jpg]]

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

2015-11-08T12:22:24Z

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	*Knee at 5 degrees flexion, foot in slight plantarflexion		*Knee at 5 degrees flexion, foot in slight plantarflexion

			==See Also==
			*[[Splints]]

			[[Category:Ortho]]

2015-11-06T15:50:25Z

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			*Knee at 5 degrees flexion, foot in slight plantarflexion

2015-11-06T15:48:52Z

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