Splinting: Hand: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 05:14, 10 May 2016

Fracture	Splint	Disposition
Flexor tendon injury	Finger Splint	hand specialist referral
Extensor tendon injury	Poss ED repair + Finger Splint	hand specialist referral
Mallet finger	Finger Splint to DIP (DIP in slight hyperextension)
Metacarpophalangeal ulnar ligament rupture (Gamekeeper's thumb)	Thumb Spica Splint
Scaphoid fracture	Thumb Spica Splint
Carpal fracture	Volar Splint
Bennet's fracture (intrarticular fracture at base of 1st MCP)	Thumb Spica Splint
Rolando's fracture (comminuted base of 1st MCP)	Thumb Spica Splint
Boxer's fracture	Ulnar Gutter Splint
4th and 5th MCP fracture	Ulnar Gutter Splint
2nd and 3rd MCP fracture	Radial Gutter Splint
Finger (Phalanx) Fracture	Finger Splint or Buddy Tape

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+===Hand Management Overview Chart===
+{| {{table}}
+| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Fracture'''
+| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Splint'''
+| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Disposition'''
+|-
+|[[Hand and finger tendon injuries|Flexor tendon injury]]
+|[[Finger Splint]]
+|hand specialist referral
+|-
+|[[Hand and finger tendon injuries|Extensor tendon injury]]
+|Poss ED repair + [[Finger Splint]]
+|hand specialist referral
+|-
+|[[Mallet finger]]
+|[[Finger Splint]] to DIP (DIP in slight hyperextension)
+|
+|-
+|[[Metacarpophalangeal ulnar ligament rupture]] (Gamekeeper's thumb)
+|[[Thumb Spica Splint]]
+|
+|-
+|[[Scaphoid fracture]]
+|[[Thumb Spica Splint]]
+|
+|-
+|[[Carpal fracture]]
+|[[Forearm Volar Splint|Volar Splint]]
+|
+|-
+|[[Bennet's fracture]] (intrarticular fracture at base of 1st MCP)
+|[[Thumb Spica Splint]]
+|
+|-
+|[[Rolando's fracture]] (comminuted base of 1st MCP)
+|[[Thumb Spica Splint]]
+|
+|-
+|[[Boxer's fracture]]
+|[[Ulnar Gutter Splint]]
+|
+|-
+|4th and 5th [[MCP fracture]]
+|[[Ulnar Gutter Splint]]
+|
+|-
+|2nd and 3rd [[MCP fracture]]
+|[[Radial Gutter Splint]]
+|
+|-
+|[[Finger (Phalanx) Fracture]]
+|[[Finger Splint]] or [[Buddy Tape]]
+|
+|}
 ==See Also==