common splints and associated DXs Flashcards
Wrist cock up
Carpal tunnel
Resting splint
Infections
Anti deformity
Burns
90/90/0
Wrist cock up
Tenosynovitis/ tendinitis
Wrist cock up
Osteoarthritis
Wrist clock up
Wrist sprains
Resting splint
Wrist 10
MCP >90
PIP < 0
DIP ~ 0
Resting splint
Rheumatoid arthritis
Resting splint
Trauma (crush, contusion)
Thumb spica
Rheumatoid arthritis
Resting splint
Burns
Thumb spica
Median nerve injuries
Resting splint
Stroke
Thumb spica
Thumb sprains
Wrist cock up
Wrist fracture
Resting splint
SCI
Thumb spica
Dequervain’s tendinitis / tenosynovitis
Resting splint
Post op dupuytrens
dupuytrens
Fixed flexed contracture of hand
Inability to extend
Palmar fascia thickens and shortens
Progressive
Wrist cock up
Rheumatoid arthritis
Wrist clock up
Radial nerve palsy
Thumb spica
Degenerative arthritis
Resting splint
CNS disease & injury Parkinson's MS Meningitis Locked in
Thumb spica
Basilar joint arthritis
Resting splint
Tendon injuries
Dequervaines tenosynovitis
Pain and swelling of abductor pollicis longus and pollicis brevis tendons