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===Forearm Fracture Management Table=== | |||
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| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Fracture''' | |||
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Splint''' | |||
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Disposition''' | |||
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|[[Radial head fracture]] | |||
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Nondisplaced | |||
*[[Sling and Swathe Splint]] | |||
Displaced | |||
*[[Long Arm Posterior Splint]] or emerg. ORIF | |||
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|[[Monteggia fracture-dislocation]] (ulnar shaft w/prox radioulnar disloc) | |||
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|Emergent ortho for ORIF | |||
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|[[Galeazzi fracture]] (distal radius w/distal ulnar disloc) | |||
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|Emerg. ortho for ORIF | |||
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|[[Elbow dislocation]] | |||
|[[Long arm posterior splint]] after reduction | |||
|If associated fracture emergent ortho consult | |||
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|[[Forearm fracture]] | |||
|[[Sugar Tong Splint]] | |||
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|[[Colle's fracture]] (distal radius with dist dorsal angulation) | |||
|[[Sugar Tong Splint]] | |||
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|[[Smith fracture]] (reverse colles with volar angulation) | |||
|[[Sugar Tong Splint]] | |||
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{{Forarm fracture DDX}} | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Orthopedics]] |
Revision as of 08:36, 13 July 2016
Forearm Fracture Management Table
Fracture | Splint | Disposition |
Radial head fracture |
Nondisplaced Displaced
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Monteggia fracture-dislocation (ulnar shaft w/prox radioulnar disloc) | Emergent ortho for ORIF | |
Galeazzi fracture (distal radius w/distal ulnar disloc) | Emerg. ortho for ORIF | |
Elbow dislocation | Long arm posterior splint after reduction | If associated fracture emergent ortho consult |
Forearm fracture | Sugar Tong Splint | |
Colle's fracture (distal radius with dist dorsal angulation) | Sugar Tong Splint | |
Smith fracture (reverse colles with volar angulation) | Sugar Tong Splint |
Forearm Fracture Types
- Distal radius fractures
- Radia ulna fracture
- Isolated radius fracture (proximal)
- Isolated ulna fracture (i.e. nightstick)
- Monteggia fracture-dislocation
- Galeazzi fracture-dislocation
- Forearm fracture (peds)
See Also
Fracture management overview
- Upper extremity
- Torso
- Lower extremity
- Other