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Types of Splints and Their Uses
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Metacarpal Fracture Brace
Indications: Metacarpal fractures, Post-operative hand support; Purpose: Stabilizes the metacarpal bones without restricting MCP joint motion.
Clamshell Brace
Indications: Spinal cord injuries, Spinal surgeries; Purpose: Immobilizes the torso and spine.
Night Splint
Indications: Plantar fasciitis, Achilles tendon repair; Purpose: Stretches the foot and ankle during sleep.
Wrist Cock-Up Splint
Indications: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Wrist sprains; Purpose: Immobilizes wrist while allowing finger motion.
Extension Assist Splint
Indications: Extension tendon repairs, Swan neck deformity; Purpose: Assists in MCP joint extension while preventing PIP hyperextension.
Muenster Splint
Indications: Stable forearm fractures, Tendon repairs; Purpose: Provides circumferential compression and support for the forearm.
Airplane Splint
Indications: Shoulder dislocations, Humeral fractures; Purpose: Immobilizes the shoulder in abduction and external rotation.
Radial Nerve Splint
Indications: Radial Nerve Palsy, Humeral shaft fracture; Purpose: Assists with wrist and finger extension.
Opponens Splint
Indications: Median nerve injury, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome; Purpose: Supports the thumb in opposition.
Sugar Tong Splint
Indications: Distal radius and ulna fractures, Forearm injuries; Purpose: Immobilizes the forearm and wrist in supination.
Functional Position Splint
Indications: Arthritis, Flaccidity post-stroke; Purpose: Maintains hand in functional, comfortable position for activities of daily living.
Anterior Elbow Splint
Indications: Biceps tendon repair, Elbow hyperextension injuries; Purpose: Prevents elbow flexion.
Boston Brace
Indications: Scoliosis management; Purpose: Provides thoracolumbosacral orthosis to maintain spinal alignment.
Resting Hand Splint
Indications: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Rheumatoid Arthritis; Purpose: Rests the tendons and maintains a functional hand position.
Dynamic Finger Extension Splint
Indications: Boutonniere deformity, Post-operative finger stiffness; Purpose: Aids in finger extension, provides low-load prolonged stretch.
Finger Gutter Splint
Indications: Proximal phalanx fractures, Volar plate injuries; Purpose: Immobilizes a single finger.
Short Arm Cast
Indications: Distal forearm fractures, Wrist and hand surgeries; Purpose: Immobilizes the wrist and allows elbow motion.
Posterior Elbow Splint
Indications: Elbow fractures, Postoperative immobilization; Purpose: Immobilizes the elbow in a desired degree of flexion.
Finger Cot Splint
Indications: Distal phalanx fractures, Nail bed injuries; Purpose: Protects the distal finger and nail bed.
Volar Plate Splint
Indications: Prevention of hyperextension injuries, Mallet finger; Purpose: Immobilizes finger joints.
Thumb Spica Splint
Indications: De Quervain's Tenosynovitis, Thumb fractures; Purpose: Immobilizes the thumb and wrist.
Elbow Extension Splint
Indications: Elbow fractures, Biceps tendon repair; Purpose: Immobilizes or limits elbow extension.
Serial Casting
Indications: Contracture management, Spasticity management; Purpose: Provides a gradual increase in soft tissue length.
Ulnar Gutter Splint
Indications: Ulnar-sided wrist pain, Fractures of the fourth or fifth metacarpals; Purpose: Stabilizes and immobilizes the ulnar aspect of the wrist and hand.
Pronator Teres Splint
Indications: Prevention of pronation contractures, Forearm fractures; Purpose: Maintains the forearm in neutral or slight pronation.
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