Its primary purpose is to keep the finger immobile and prevent it from bending.
Finger gutter splint purpose.
Ulnar gutter splints are used for fractures and severe sprains to the fourth and fifth metacarpals and phalanges ring and pinky fingers.
Starts at mid forearm runs along ulnar aspect of forearm to just beyond the dip joint.
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Fractures and soft tissue injuries of the small finger or ring finger.
Dip extension splint used for distal finger injuries for protection and support percutaneous pinning at distal finger dip hyperextension splint mallet fingers ulnar radial gutter splint used for fractures of the hand.
Used for the following conditions.
Gauze is one item used when applying a ulnar gutter splint.
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Splinting common static splints tip protector splint used for distal finger injuries for protection and support.
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Custom fabricated ulna gutter intrinsic position splint pip dip joints of finger included purpose.
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Length of splint is longer for proximal and middle phalanx fracture towards the finger tip.
Include the ring finger and small finger.
Splints are generally applied to decrease movement so as to provide support and comfort through stabilization of an injury.
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Immobilize wrist and finger for proximal middle phalanx fractures.
The primary purpose of a splint is to serve as a temporary bridge for nonemergency injuries to bones until definitive casting can be performed by a consultant such as an orthopedic surgeon.
Chapter 12 splinting for the fingers cynthia cooper mfa ma otr l cht and lisa deshaies otr l cht chapter objectives 1 explain the functional and anatomic considerations for splinting the fingers.
A finger splint is used to protect an injured finger.
This splint gets its name because.
An ulnar gutter splint typically extends along the ulna bone the bone on the pinkie finger s side of the forearm partially covering the arm from just below the elbow to the palm or pinkie.
