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==Indications== | ==Indications== | ||
*Similiar to [[Posterior ankle splint]] | *Similiar to [[Posterior ankle splint]] | ||
*Great for ankle | *Great for [[ankle sprain]] | ||
==Procedure== | ==Procedure== | ||
[[File:Stirrup Splint.gif|thumb]] | [[File:Stirrup Splint.gif|thumb]] | ||
{{Splint Application General Procedure}} | |||
===Splint-Specific Details=== | |||
*Apply padding and splint material as shown in figure | |||
*Splint course: | |||
*Key anatomic positions | |||
**Ankle should be in neutral position at 90 degrees | **Ankle should be in neutral position at 90 degrees | ||
**Splint should end mid calf <ref name="Splints and Casts: Indications and Methods"> Splints and Casts: Indications and Methods | **Splint should end mid calf <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> | http://www.aafp.org/afp/2009/0901/p491.html Accessed April 5, 2017</ref> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 19:23, 20 September 2023
Background
- Less inversion/eversion and less plantar flexion compared to posterior splint.
Indications
- Similiar to Posterior ankle splint
- Great for ankle sprain
Procedure
Splint Application General Procedure
- Assess pre-procedure neurovascular status (i.e., distal pulse, motor, and sensation) [1]
- Measure and prepare the splinting material
- May use contralateral extremity if easier
- Most splints use a width slightly greater than the diameter of the limb
- Apply stockinette (if applicable)
- Extend 2" beyond estimated the splinting material length
- Apply padding (if applicable)
- Use 2–3 layers over the area to be splinted / between digits (when applicable)
- Add an extra 2–3 layers over bony prominences
- Apply splinting material
- Lightly moisten the splinting material.
- Place as appropriate to specific splint type
- Once finished, if applicable fold the ends of stockinette back over the splinting material if there is excess
- Apply elastic bandaging (e.g., ace wrap)
- While still wet
- May further mold the splint to the desired shape
- Maintain position until splint material has hardened
- Re-check and document repeat neurovascular status
Splint-Specific Details
- Apply padding and splint material as shown in figure
- Splint course:
- Key anatomic positions
- Ankle should be in neutral position at 90 degrees
- Splint should end mid calf [1]
See Also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Splints and Casts: Indications and Methods. http://www.aafp.org/afp/2009/0901/p491.html Accessed April 5, 2017 Cite error: Invalid
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