Answers
brachial plexus injury - answer flail arm splint
radial nerve palsy - answer dynamic wrist, finger, and thumb extension splint
median nerve injury splints - answer opponens splint, C-bar or thumb post splint
oppenens splint - answer thumb spica splint or opponens splint
c-bar splint - answer
median nerve injuries - answer ape hand & CTS
ulnar nerve injury - answer dynamic/static splint to position MPs in flexion
combined median ulnar - answer figure of eight or dynamic MCP flexion splint
spinal cord (C6-C7) - answer tenodenesis splint
carpal tunnel syndrome - answer wrist cock-up splint positioned in neutral
cubital tunnel syndrome - answer elbow splint positioned in 30 degrees of flexion
DeQuervains - answer thumb splint, includes wrist, IP joint free
Skier's thumb (UCL) - answer hand based thumb splint
Skier's Thumb is - answer rupture of ulnar collateral ligament in thumb
CMC arthritis - answer hand based thumb splint
ulnar drift - answer - MCP IN FLEXION
- ALL DIGITS TOGETHER EXCEPT THUMB
flexor tendon injury - answer dorsal protection splint
swan neck - answer silver rings or buttonhole splint
boutonniere - answer silver rings or PIP extension splint
arthritis - answer functional splint or safe splint, depending on stage