Volar Based Ulnar Gutter Splint
Add an extra 2 3 layers over bony prominences.
Volar based ulnar gutter splint. Guide normal movement pattern to maximize hand function. Place it and fold the ends of stockinette over the splinting material. Fracture of the fourth or fifth metacarpal and injuries to the fourth and f. 00 30 00 count get it as soon as tue sep 22.
Apply 2 3 layers of padding over the area to be splinted and between digits being splinted. Space injection sugar tongue splint tarsal tunnel injection thumb spica cast thumb spica splint trochanteric bursa injection ulnar gutter cast ulnar gutter splint. Immobilize wrist and finger for proximal middle phalanx fractures. Used for the following conditions.
Stretch shortened soft tissue ligament tendon or scar tissue to reduce stiffness or tightness. Hand therapists utilize thermoplastic splints to. Length of splint is longer for proximal and middle phalanx fracture towards the finger tip. Custom fabricated ulna gutter intrinsic position splint pip dip joints of finger included purpose.
These images are a random sampling from a bing search on the term volar forearm splint click on the image or right click to open the source website in a new browser window. Lightly moisten the splinting material. Fracture proximal middle phalanx of finger. Apply the elastic bandaging.
The following video demonstrates how to set an ulnar gutter splint.