Sugar tong splint - Revision history

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2023-05-10T19:56:39Z

Splint-Specific Details

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	*Key anatomic positions		*Key anatomic positions
	**Elbow at 90°		**Elbow at 90°
	**Neutral forearm		**Neutral forearm with thumb pointed superiorly
	**Wrist in slight extension (approximately 10-20°) and slight ulnar deviation		**Wrist in slight extension (approximately 10-20°) and slight ulnar deviation

Rossdonaldson1: /* Splint-Specific Details */

2023-05-10T17:23:34Z

Splint-Specific Details

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	*Reassess distal pulse, motor, and sensation		*Reassess distal pulse, motor, and sensation
	*Key anatomic positions		*Key anatomic positions
	**Wrist ~~should be maintained~~ in ~~neutral forearm,~~ slight extension (approximately 20°), and slight ulnar deviation		**Elbow at 90°
			**Neutral forearm
			**Wrist in slight extension (approximately 10-20°) and slight ulnar deviation

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

Rossdonaldson1 at 17:19, 10 May 2023

2023-05-10T17:19:15Z

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	==Procedure==		==Procedure==
	[[File:Sugar Tong.gif\|thumb]]		[[File:Sugar Tong.gif\|thumb\|Sugar tong splint.]]
	{{Splint Application General Procedure}}		{{Splint Application General Procedure}}

Rossdonaldson1: /* Splint-Specific Details */

2023-05-10T17:18:15Z

Splint-Specific Details

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	*Apply padding and splint material as shown in figure		*Apply padding and splint material as shown in figure
	*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>		*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
			**Around elbow
			**To dorsum of MCP joints
			**Watch for bunching of material around elbow, protect bony prominence such as elbow, ulnar styloid <ref name="Principles of Casting and Splinting">Principles of Casting and Splinting http://www.aafp.org/afp/2009/0101/p16.html Accessed April 5, 2017</ref>
			*Reassess distal pulse, motor, and sensation
	*Key anatomic positions		*Key anatomic positions
			**Wrist should be maintained in neutral forearm, slight extension (approximately 20°), and slight ulnar deviation



	*~~Apply padding and splint material (e.g. Ortho-glass) as shown (from proximal palmar crease, around elbow, to dorsum of MCP joints)~~
	*Wrist should be maintained in neutral forearm, slight extension (approximately 20°), and slight ulnar deviation
	*Maintain position until splint hardens and secure to arm (e.g. with ace wraps)
	*Watch for bunching of material around elbow, protect bony prominence such as elbow, ulnar styloid <ref name="Principles of Casting and Splinting">Principles of Casting and Splinting http://www.aafp.org/afp/2009/0101/p16.html Accessed April 5, 2017</ref>
	*Reassess distal pulse, motor, and sensation

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

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2023-05-10T17:12:51Z

Splint-Specific Details

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	*Assess distal pulse, motor, and sensation <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>~~
	*Apply padding and splint material (e.g. Ortho-glass) as shown (from proximal palmar crease, around elbow, to dorsum of MCP joints)		*Apply padding and splint material (e.g. Ortho-glass) as shown (from proximal palmar crease, around elbow, to dorsum of MCP joints)
	*Wrist should be maintained in neutral forearm, slight extension (approximately 20°), and slight ulnar deviation		*Wrist should be maintained in neutral forearm, slight extension (approximately 20°), and slight ulnar deviation

Rossdonaldson1: /* Procedure */

2023-05-10T17:12:32Z

Procedure

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	[[File:Sugar Tong.gif\|thumb]]		[[File:Sugar Tong.gif\|thumb]]
	{{Splint Application General Procedure}}		{{Splint Application General Procedure}}

			===Splint-Specific Details===
			*Apply padding and splint material as shown in figure
			*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>

			*Key anatomic positions



	*Assess distal pulse, motor, and sensation <ref name="Splints and Casts: Indications and Methods"> Splints and Casts: Indications and Methods		*Assess distal pulse, motor, and sensation <ref name="Splints and Casts: Indications and Methods"> Splints and Casts: Indications and Methods

Rossdonaldson1: /* Indications */

2023-05-10T17:11:42Z

Indications

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	==Indications==		==Indications==
	*[[Forearm fracture\|Distal radius and ulnar ~~fracture~~]]<ref name="Hand and wrist emergencies">German C. Hand and wrist emergencies. In: Bond M, ed. Orthopedic Emergencies: Expert Management for the Emergency Physician. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press; October 31, 2013.</ref>		*[[Forearm fracture\|Distal radius and ulnar fractures]]<ref name="Hand and wrist emergencies">German C. Hand and wrist emergencies. In: Bond M, ed. Orthopedic Emergencies: Expert Management for the Emergency Physician. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press; October 31, 2013.</ref>
	*Occasionally for [[carpal bone fractures]] <ref name="Hand and wrist emergencies">German C. Hand and wrist emergencies. In: Bond M, ed. Orthopedic Emergencies: Expert Management for the Emergency Physician. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press; October 31, 2013.</ref>		*Occasionally for [[carpal bone fractures]] <ref name="Hand and wrist emergencies">German C. Hand and wrist emergencies. In: Bond M, ed. Orthopedic Emergencies: Expert Management for the Emergency Physician. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press; October 31, 2013.</ref>

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2023-05-10T17:11:24Z

Indications

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	==Indications==		==Indications==
	*[[Forearm fracture\|Distal radius and ulnar fracture]]<ref name="Hand and wrist emergencies">German C. Hand and wrist emergencies. In: Bond M, ed. Orthopedic Emergencies: Expert Management for the Emergency Physician. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press; October 31, 2013.</ref>		*[[Forearm fracture\|Distal radius and ulnar fracture]]<ref name="Hand and wrist emergencies">German C. Hand and wrist emergencies. In: Bond M, ed. Orthopedic Emergencies: Expert Management for the Emergency Physician. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press; October 31, 2013.</ref>
	*Occasionally for [[carpal bone fractures]]) <ref name="Hand and wrist emergencies">German C. Hand and wrist emergencies. In: Bond M, ed. Orthopedic Emergencies: Expert Management for the Emergency Physician. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press; October 31, 2013.</ref>		*Occasionally for [[carpal bone fractures]] <ref name="Hand and wrist emergencies">German C. Hand and wrist emergencies. In: Bond M, ed. Orthopedic Emergencies: Expert Management for the Emergency Physician. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press; October 31, 2013.</ref>

	==Procedure==		==Procedure==

Rossdonaldson1: /* Indications */

2023-05-10T17:11:13Z

Indications

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	==Indications==		==Indications==
	*[[Forearm fracture\|Distal radius and ulnar fracture]] ~~(occasionally~~ for [[carpal bone fractures]]) <ref name="Hand and wrist emergencies">German C. Hand and wrist emergencies. In: Bond M, ed. Orthopedic Emergencies: Expert Management for the Emergency Physician. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press; October 31, 2013.</ref>		*[[Forearm fracture\|Distal radius and ulnar fracture]]<ref name="Hand and wrist emergencies">German C. Hand and wrist emergencies. In: Bond M, ed. Orthopedic Emergencies: Expert Management for the Emergency Physician. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press; October 31, 2013.</ref>
			*Occasionally for [[carpal bone fractures]]) <ref name="Hand and wrist emergencies">German C. Hand and wrist emergencies. In: Bond M, ed. Orthopedic Emergencies: Expert Management for the Emergency Physician. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press; October 31, 2013.</ref>

	==Procedure==		==Procedure==

Rossdonaldson1 at 17:10, 10 May 2023

2023-05-10T17:10:47Z

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	==Background==		==Background==
			*Prevents pronation/supination, flexion/extension at the wrist, and immobilizes elbow

	==Indications==		==Indications==
	*[[Forearm fracture\|Distal radius and ulnar fracture]] (occasionally for [[carpal bone fractures]]) <ref name="Hand and wrist emergencies">German C. Hand and wrist emergencies. In: Bond M, ed. Orthopedic Emergencies: Expert Management for the Emergency Physician. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press; October 31, 2013.</ref>		*[[Forearm fracture\|Distal radius and ulnar fracture]] (occasionally for [[carpal bone fractures]]) <ref name="Hand and wrist emergencies">German C. Hand and wrist emergencies. In: Bond M, ed. Orthopedic Emergencies: Expert Management for the Emergency Physician. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press; October 31, 2013.</ref>
	*Prevents pronation/supination, flexion/extension at the wrist, and immobilizes elbow

	==Procedure==		==Procedure==