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* Support | * Support to promote healing | ||
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* | * Pain relief<ref name=":0" /> | ||
* Correction and prevention of deformity<ref>Singh KA, Shah H, Joseph B. [https://online.boneandjoint.org.uk/doi/abs/10.1302/0301-620X.102B10.BJJ-2020-0181.R4 Comparison of plaster-of-Paris casts and Woodcast splints for immobilization of the limb during serial manipulation and casting for idiopathic clubfoot in infants: a prospective randomized trial]. The Bone & Joint Journal. 2020 Oct 3;102(10):1399-404.</ref> | |||
* | * Restoring or maintaining of range of motion<ref>Rezaei B, Mahdavinejad R. [https://japer.in/storage/models/article/PuhlW9qhFMTWZ0y8u4MRHzXx4GSaVQRsF5R7Y7JeXDZtYo4GMUcPDkPvWRyt/massage-therapy-and-splint-in-males-with-carpal-tunnel-syndrome.pdf Massage therapy and Splint in males with Carpal Tunnel syndrome]. Journal of Advanced Pharmacy Education & Research| Jan-Mar. 2020;10(S1).</ref> | ||
* | * Oedema control<ref>Giang TA, Ong AW, Krishnamurthy K, Fong KN. [https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1016/j.hkjot.2016.03.002 Rehabilitation interventions for poststroke hand oedema: a systematic review]. Hong Kong Journal of Occupational Therapy. 2016 Jun 1;27:7-17.</ref> | ||
== Different Types of Splints == | == Different Types of Splints == | ||
Splints for upper limbs<ref>Boyd AS, Benjamin HJ, Asplund CA. [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/26784832_Splints_and_Casts_Indications_and_Methods Splints and casts: indications and methods]. American family physician. 2009 Sep 1;80(5):491-9.</ref> | Splints for upper limbs<ref name=":0">Boyd AS, Benjamin HJ, Asplund CA. [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/26784832_Splints_and_Casts_Indications_and_Methods Splints and casts: indications and methods]. American family physician. 2009 Sep 1;80(5):491-9.</ref> | ||
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Introduction[edit | edit source]
A splint is a rigid or flexible device that maintains in position a displaced or movable part, also used to keep in place and protect an injured part[1] to support healing, and to prevent further damage[2].
Purpose of Splinting[edit | edit source]
- Immobilization
- Support to promote healing
- Positioning or supporting during function
- Pain relief[3]
- Correction and prevention of deformity[4]
- Restoring or maintaining of range of motion[5]
- Oedema control[6]
Different Types of Splints[edit | edit source]
Splints for upper limbs[3]
| Region | Type of splint |
|---|---|
| Ulnar side of hand | Ulnar gutter splint |
| Radial side of hand | Radial gutter splint |
| Thumb, first metacarpal, and carpal bones | Thumb spica splint |
| Finger injuries |
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| Wrist/hand |
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| Forearm | Single sugar-tong splint |
| Elbow, proximal forearm, and skeletally immature wrist injuries |
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ VanBlarcom CW, editor. The glossary of prosthodontic terms. Mosby; 1999.
- ↑ Althoff AD, Reeves RA. Splinting. StatPearls [Internet]. 2020 May 24.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Boyd AS, Benjamin HJ, Asplund CA. Splints and casts: indications and methods. American family physician. 2009 Sep 1;80(5):491-9.
- ↑ Singh KA, Shah H, Joseph B. Comparison of plaster-of-Paris casts and Woodcast splints for immobilization of the limb during serial manipulation and casting for idiopathic clubfoot in infants: a prospective randomized trial. The Bone & Joint Journal. 2020 Oct 3;102(10):1399-404.
- ↑ Rezaei B, Mahdavinejad R. Massage therapy and Splint in males with Carpal Tunnel syndrome. Journal of Advanced Pharmacy Education & Research| Jan-Mar. 2020;10(S1).
- ↑ Giang TA, Ong AW, Krishnamurthy K, Fong KN. Rehabilitation interventions for poststroke hand oedema: a systematic review. Hong Kong Journal of Occupational Therapy. 2016 Jun 1;27:7-17.
