Splinting: Humerus: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 06:02, 10 May 2016

Fracture	Splint	Disposition
Shaft	U-shaped coaptation splint (upper arm sugar-tong splint) + sling and swathe
Supracondylar	Long Arm Posterior Splint	Ortho consult for Type 2 or 3
Condyle	Long Arm Posterior Splint	ortho for ORIF if displaced
Olecranon	Nondisplaced Sling and Swathe Splint Displaced Long Arm Posterior Splint or emerg. ORIF

Fracture	Splint	Disposition
Shaft
Supracondylar	Long Arm Posterior Splint	Ortho consult for Type 2 or 3
Condyle	Long Arm Posterior Splint	ortho for ORIF if displaced
Olecranon	Nondisplaced Sling and Swathe Splint Displaced Long Arm Posterior Splint or emerg. ORIF

Humeral anatomy

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 ===Pediatric===
+{| {{table}}
+| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Fracture'''
+| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Splint'''
+| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Disposition'''
+|-
+|[[Humeral shaft fracture|Shaft]]
+|
+|
+|-
+|[[Supracondylar fracture|Supracondylar]]
+|[[Long Arm Posterior Splint]]
+|Ortho consult for Type 2 or 3
+|-
+|[[Humeral condyle fracture|Condyle]]
+|[[Long Arm Posterior Splint]]
+|ortho for ORIF if displaced
+|-
+|[[Olecranon fracture|Olecranon]]
+|
+Nondisplaced
+*[[Sling and Swathe Splint]]
+Displaced
+*[[Long Arm Posterior Splint]] or emerg. ORIF
+|
+|}
 {{Proximal arm fracture DDX}}