Orthoplast Ulnar Gutter Splint
This splint usually extends from the upper part of the forearm to.
Orthoplast ulnar gutter splint. Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube. Orthoplast ii thermoplastic for general splinting needs. Ulnar gutter wrist splint small medium metacarpal splint boxer splint fits both hands easy to put on and take off stabilizing splint for metacarpal and hand injuries a u s. However in the cpt book 29105 says from the shoulder down to the hand.
Fractures and soft tissue injuries of the small finger or ring finger. After an injury to the hands fingers or wrists immobilization by splinting or casting is necessary in order to allow the bones and tissues to heal properly. It is from the elbow down to hand including two fingers. Which is what the doctor did.
When i look up a picture of that on the web. With flexible thermoplastic splinting materials this extended design still allows application and removal of the splint as needed while greatly increasing the patient s comfort. Allows five to eight minutes of working time in 160 f 71 c water. Solid product small 4 3 out of 5 stars 89.
And the cpt code for ulnar gutter splint says it is 29105. Remove the splint from the water and squeeze out the excess water and remove wrinkles. An ulnar gutter splint is a flexible splint that is used to support stabilize and immobilize dislocations and fractures of the hands fingers or wrists. Done by simply extending the splinting material further across the dorsum of the wrist as well as extending the palmar splinting material further across.
Typical ulnar gutter splint with straps. Ulnar gutter splints are made from a hard material that forms to the outer part pinky side of the arm wrist hand and fingers. An ulnar gutter splint extends from the proximal forearm to distal interphalangeal joints of fingers on the ulnar aspect of fingers wrist and forearm and is applied for various injuries of the ulnar aspect of the wrist and hand. Dip extension splint used for distal finger injuries for protection and support percutaneous pinning at distal finger dip hyperextension splint mallet fingers ulnar radial gutter splint used for fractures of the hand.
The doctor says he splinted with a ulnar gutter splint. Ideal for contractures neurological conditions pediatrics and burns.