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==Background==
*Prevents pronation/supination, flexion/extension at the wrist, and immobilizes elbow

==Indications==
*[[Forearm fracture|Distal radius and ulnar fractures]]<ref name="Hand and wrist emergencies">German C. Hand and wrist emergencies. In: Bond M, ed. Orthopedic Emergencies: Expert Management for the Emergency Physician. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press; October 31, 2013.</ref>
*Occasionally for [[carpal bone fractures]] <ref name="Hand and wrist emergencies">German C. Hand and wrist emergencies. In: Bond M, ed. Orthopedic Emergencies: Expert Management for the Emergency Physician. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press; October 31, 2013.</ref>

==Procedure==
[[File:Sugar Tong.gif|thumb|Sugar tong splint.]]
{{Splint Application General Procedure}}

===Splint-Specific Details===
*Apply padding and splint material as shown in figure
*Splint course:<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>
**From proximal palmar crease
**Around elbow
**To dorsum of MCP joints
**Watch for bunching of material around elbow, protect bony prominence such as elbow, ulnar styloid <ref name="Principles of Casting and Splinting">Principles of Casting and Splinting http://www.aafp.org/afp/2009/0101/p16.html Accessed April 5, 2017</ref>
*Reassess distal pulse, motor, and sensation
*Key anatomic positions
**Elbow at 90°
**Neutral forearm with thumb pointed superiorly
**Wrist in slight extension (approximately 10-20°) and slight ulnar deviation

==See Also==
*[[Splinting]]

==References==
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