After an injury to the hands fingers or wrists immobilization by splinting or casting is necessary in order to allow the bones and tissues to heal properly.
Radial gutter splint picture.
Bisect the splint longitudinally from the fingertips to the wrist.
An ulnar gutter splint is a flexible splint that is used to support stabilize and immobilize dislocations and fractures of the hands fingers or wrists.
2 4 minutes after the splint has dried check the splinted extremity for function arterial pulse capillary refill temperature of skin and sensation.
Radial gutter splint immobilizes plain of 2nd and 3rd digits.
The radial gutter splint provides both volar and dorsal splint immobilization of these metacarpal injuries.
Nondisplaced nonrotated shaft.
Cut out a 3 or 4 inch splint material to the length necessary to immobilize the wrist and mcp joint.
5 8 minutes extra fast drying.
Insert a dry gauze or cotton material between the 2nd and 3rd fingers.
Keep the patient still until the splint has dried and hardened the fiberglass will become warm as it s drying.
Ulnar gutter splint immobilizes the plain of 4th and 5th digits.
Radial gutter splint cast second and third proximal middle phalangeal shaft fractures and select metacarpal fractures proper positioning of mcp joints at 70 to 90 degrees of flexion pip and dip.
Apply padding and splint material e g.
Splinting common static splints tip protector splint used for distal finger injuries for protection and support.
Radial gutter splint thumb spica splint indications l fractures and soft tissue injuries of 5th digit l fractures of the neck shaft and base of 4th and 5th metacarpals construction l start at mid forearm l extend down ulnar forearm l end at mid distal phalanx l include the 4th and 5th digits.
Nondisplaced fractures of the head neck and shaft of the second or third metacarpal without angulation or rotation.
Dimensions width to wrap to midline of the hand on dorsal volar surfaces.
Length to extend from the nail base to the proximal forearm.
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.