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


[[File:Long Arm Posterior Splint.gif]]
[[File:Long Arm Posterior Splint.gif]]

Revisión del 12:23 8 nov 2015

Background

  • Doesn’t completely eliminate supination / pronation
    • either add an anterior splint or use a double sugar-tong if complex or unstable distal forearm fx

Indications

  • Elbow and forearm injuries
    • Distal humerus fracture
    • Both-bone forearm fracture
    • Unstable proximal radius or ulna fracture (sugar-tong better)

Long Arm Posterior Splint.gif

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