Splints for common diagnoses

Question 1

Brachial plexus injury

Answer 1

Flail arm splint

Question 2

Radial nerve palsy

Answer 2

Dynamic wrist, finger, and thumb extension splint

Question 3

Median nerve injury

Answer 3

Opponens splint, C-bar or Thumb post splint

Question 4

Ulnar nerve injury

Answer 4

Dynamic/static splint to position MPs in flexion

Question 5

Combined median ulnar

Answer 5

figure-of-eight or dynamic MCP flexion splint

Question 6

Spinal cord (C6-C7)

Answer 6

tenodesis splint

Question 7

Carpal tunnel syndrome

Answer 7

wrist splint positioned in neutral

Question 8

cubital tunnel splint

Answer 8

elbow splint positions at 30 degrees of flexion

Question 9

DeQuervains

Answer 9

thumb splint, includes wrist, IP joint free

Question 10

Skier’s thumb

Answer 10

(UCL) hand based thumb splint

Question 11

CMC arthritis

Answer 11

hand-based thumb splint

Question 12

Ulnar drift

Answer 12

ulnar drift splint

Question 13

flexor tendon injury

Answer 13

dorsal protection splint

Question 14

swan neck

Answer 14

silver rings or buttonhole splint

Question 15

boutonniere

Answer 15

silver rings or PIP extension splint

Question 16

arthritis

Answer 16

functional splint or safe splint (depending on stage)

Question 17

flaccidity

Answer 17

resting splint

Question 18

spasticity

Answer 18

spasticity splint or cone splint

Question 19

muscle weakness (ALS, SCI, Guillain-Barre)

Answer 19

balanced forearm orthosis (BFO), deltoid sling/suspension sling (individuals with shoulder or trunk movement)

Question 20

hand burns

Answer 20

wrist 15-30 degrees extension, MCP 50 -70 degrees flexion, IPs in full extension