Anticipated Deformities Based On Burn Location

Question 1

Anterior Neck

Answer 1

Anticipated Deformity: Flexion with possible lateral Flexion

Splinting Type: soft collar, molded collar, Philadelphia collar

Question 2

Anterior chest and axilla

Answer 2

Anticipated Deformity: shoulder addiction, extension, and Medial Rotation

Splinting Type: axillary or airplane splint, shoulder Abduction brace

Question 3

Elbow

Answer 3

Anticipated Deformity: Flexion and pronation

Splinting Type: gutter splint, conforming splint, three-point splint, sir splint

Question 4

Hand and Wrist

Answer 4

Anticipated Deformity: extension or hypertension of the MCP joints; Flexion of the IP joints; addiction and Flexion of the thumb; Flexion of the wrist

Splinting Type: wrist splint, thumb spica splint, palmar or dorsal extension splint

Question 5

Hip

Answer 5

Anticipated Deformity: Flexion and adduction

Splinting Type: anterior hip spica, Abduction splint

Question 6

Knee

Answer 6

Anticipated Deformity: Flexion

Splinting Type: conforming splint three-point splint, air splint

Question 7

Ankle

Answer 7

Anticipated Deformity: planter Flexion

Splinting Type: posterior foot drop splint, posterior ankle conforming splint, anterior ankle conforming splint