NBCOT: Splints (2023/2024) Rated A

NBCOT: Splints (2023/2024) Rated A Ulnar Gutter Splint boxer's fracture (5th metacarpal) Thumb Spica Splint volar thumb or radial gutter thumb immob, used on long or short opponens to provided CMC immob; DeQuervain's, RA, Skier's Thumb, CMC Arthritis Resting Hand Splint wrist at 20-30 deg ext, thumb at 45 deg palmer abd, MCPs at 35-45 deg flex, and PIPs/DIPs in slight flex; RA, Crush injuries, burns, spasticity due to upper motor neuron lesions, flaccidity Hand based finger splint for immobilizing MCP in extension with IP joint free trigger finger Cock-Up Splint dorsal or volar immobilzation, maintain hand arches, full thumb and MP flex; carpal tunnel, radial nerve palsy, wrist extensor tendonitis, colles' fracture, RA, RSD Oval-8 Finger Splint boutonniere deformity, swan neck deformity, combined median/ulnar injury dynamic PIP extension splint boutonniere deformity flail arm splint brachial plexus injury (holds arm close to body) Dynamic Wrist Finger Thumb Extension Splint Radial nerve palsy Opponens Splint median nerve injury C-Bar splint median nerve injury (prevents web space contractures with night wear) thumb post splint median nerve injury Dynamic/Static Splint with MPs in flexion ulnar nerve injury Dynamic MCP Flexion Splint combined median/ulnar nerve injury Tenodesis Splint C6 to C7 SCI Ulnar Drift Splint ulnar drift (common with RA) Kleinert/Duran Dorsal Protection Splint flexor tendon injury Cone Splint spasticity (also called spasticity splint); ulnar or volar based and provide thumb palmar or radial abd forearm orthosis mounts to wc, must have shoulder/trunk movement, ALS, SCI, Guillan Barrebalanced Airplane Splint burns, especially axilla Overhead Suspension Sling proximal weakness, muscle grades 1/5-3/5 Creating a thermoplast splint outline body part using 2/3 width of extremity and half the circumference of the bone, marking landmarks, and extending 1/2 in to 2/3 in past fingers and thumb; for hand splints, the longitudinal, distal and proximal transverse arches are maintained Arches of the hand Proximal transverse, distal transverse, and longitudinal arches antideformity resting hand splint burn intrinsic plus; wrist at 30-40 deg ext, thumb 45 deg palmar abd, MCPs at 70-90 flex and PIPs/DIPs in full ext Splint for CTS? wrist in neutral to 10 deg ext Splint for ulnar nerve at wrist? block 4th and 5th MCPs to 30-45 deg flex to prevent hyperext Splint for radial nerve injury? cock-up splint with dynamic finger assist optional Splint for pronator syndrome? forearm and wrist neut, elbow in 90 deg flex Splint for anterior interosseous? forearm neut, elb in 90 deg flex Splint for radial tunnel syndrome? wrist in 30 deg ext, FA supinated, elb in 90 flex