Ortho Glass Ulnar Gutter Splint
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Ortho glass ulnar gutter splint. Injuries commonly treated with ulnar gutter splint 8 application. Positioning position patient with forearm vertically erect. Children s ortho of louisville 1 339 views. Definitive or alternative treatment of injuries commonly treated with ulnar gutter splint 8.
Length to extend from the nail base to the proximal forearm. 2 4 minutes after the splint has dried check the splinted extremity for function arterial pulse capillary refill temperature of skin and sensation. Ideally the cast is applied 24 to 48 hours or. Sam ulnar gutter splint wmv duration.
Radial gutter splint immobilizes plain of 2nd and 3rd digits. Shape the splint as. Dimensions width to wrap to midline of the hand on dorsal volar surfaces. Ortho glass splinting ulnar gutter duration.
Ulnar gutter splint immobilizes the plain of 4th and 5th digits. 5 8 minutes extra fast drying. Fracture of the fourth or fifth metacarpal and injuries to the fourth and f. Keep the patient still until the splint has dried and hardened the fiberglass will become warm as it s drying.
The following video demonstrates how to set an ulnar gutter splint. L if tendon repair. Splint in flexion or extension depending on tendon repaired radial gutter splint thumb spica splint indications l fractures and soft tissue injuries of 5th digit l fractures of the neck shaft and base of 4th and 5th metacarpals construction l start at mid forearm l extend down ulnar forearm l end at mid distal phalanx.