Broad Ulnar Gutter Splint

The ease of splinting results from the readily recognizable and often identical deformities.

Broad ulnar gutter splint.

An ulnar gutter splint is a flexible splint that is used to support stabilize and immobilize injuries dislocations and fractures of the hands fingers or wrists to allow the bones and tissues to heal properly. Definitive or alternative treatment of injuries commonly treated with ulnar gutter splint 8. Protects wrist on volar and dorsal surfaces. Trick of the trade.

Ideally the cast is applied 24 to 48 hours or more after. Therefore unlike many other hand injuries the deformities resulting from isolated peripheral nerve paralysis are usually effectively splinted using standard splinting designs. The following video demonstrates how to set an ulnar gutter splint. Fracture of the fourth or fifth metacarpal and injuries to the fourth and f.

Splinting the hand with a peripheral nerve injury is both easy and difficult. Ulnar gutter wrist splint controls ulnar deviation. An ulnar gutter splint can be used for various injuries and fractures in the hand and pinky and ring fingers as well as positioning and healing of rheumatoid arthritis or. It makes gripping things with your hand difficult.

Use as a static base for outriggers etc. Date first available.