Long arm posterior splint

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

1. Elbow and forearm injuries
   1. Distal humerus fx
   2. Both-bone forearm fx
   3. Unstable proximal radius or ulna fx (sugar-tong better)

See Also

• Splinting