Long Arm Gutter Splint

Apply 2 3 layers of padding over the area to be splinted and between digits being splinted.

Long arm gutter splint.

Submerge the premeasured fiberglass in unused warm water. Ulnar gutter splint with underlying stockinette and circumferential padding. This type of splint is useful for fractures and sprains to the bones of the middle and pointer fingers. Fold the ends of stockinette over the the fiberglass to smooth the edges of the splint.

Insert a dry gauze or cotton material between the 2nd and 3rd fingers. Ideally the cast is applied 24 to 48 hours or more after the initial injury to allow swelling to decrease. The radial gutter splint provides both volar and dorsal splint immobilization of these metacarpal injuries. Lightly moisten the splinting material.

The ulnar gutter splint extends from the upper part of the forearm to the last joint of the fractured finger. Cut out a 3 or 4 inch splint material to the length necessary to immobilize the wrist and mcp joint. Bisect the splint longitudinally from the fingertips to the wrist. An acceptable alternative is to create a splint without the use of stockinette or circumferential padding.

Posterior long arm splint is used in the management of multiple upper long arm injuries. Injuries commonly treated with ulnar gutter splint 8 application. Remove the splint from the water and squeeze out the excess water and remove wrinkles. These images are a random sampling from a bing search on the term long arm splint click on the image or right click to open the source website in a new browser window.

Ulnar gutter splints are made from a hard material that forms to the outer part pinky side of the arm wrist hand and fingers. Slightly greater than the diameter of the limb apply the stockinette to extend 2 beyond the splinting material. A splint is a type of medical equipment made of wood or other rigid material. This splint usually extends from the upper part of the forearm to.