Long Arm Ulnar Gutter Splint

Forearm volar splint long arm posterior splint.

Long arm ulnar gutter splint.

Starts at the axilla and courses distally along posterior aspect of arm. Sling and swathe splint. Distal radius and ulna fracture not complex or unstable fractures. Starts on the posterior aspect of the proximal arm down the ulnar aspect of arm and ends at the mcp joints.

Fractures and soft tissue injuries of the small finger or ring finger. Short arm long arm elbow forearm long arm posterior double sugar tong. However in the cpt book 29105 says from the shoulder down to the hand. Base layer for splint.

L compartment syndrome l ischemia. The doctor says he splinted with a ulnar gutter splint. When i look up a picture of that on the web. Gutter splint thumb spica splint indications l fractures and soft tissue injuries of 5th digit.

It is from the elbow down to hand including two fingers. The ulnar gutter splint extends from the upper part of the forearm to the last joint of the fractured finger. This type of splint is useful for fractures and severe sprains to the bones of the ring and small fingers. And the cpt code for ulnar gutter splint says it is 29105.

The ulnar gutter splint except the plaster or fiberglassis wrapped circumferentially figure 3. Continues behind elbow and along ulna and stops at the proximal palmar crease. The different types of short arm splints used are as follows. Leg long leg posterior splint.

An ulnar gutter splint typically extends along the ulna bone the bone on the pinkie finger s side of the forearm partially covering the arm from just below the elbow to the palm or pinkie. Long arm splint volar splint indications l distal radius and ulna fractures. Ulnar gutter splints are made from a hard material that forms to the outer part pinky side of the arm wrist hand and fingers. This splint usually extends from the upper part of the forearm to.

Long arm casts are used most often in childhood because of the frequency of distal radial ulnar and distal humeral fractures 2 10 14 double sugar tong splint common uses. Which is what the doctor did. Ulnar gutter splint mallet finger finger splints emra org 972 550 0920.