1- POSTERIOR ELBOW SPLINT Common Name: (Posterior) elbow splint Objectives: 1) To support and rest elbow to relieve pain 2) To immobilize elbow to relieve pain 3) To block Elbow Extension Indications: 1) Rheumatoid Arthritis 2) Elbow surgeries Like Ulnar Nerve Transposition, Tendon Transplant, Nerve Repairs
2- ANTERIOR STATIC ELBOW SPLINT Objectives: 1) To prevent or correct elbow flexion contractures 2) To block elbow Flexion Indications: 1) Burns 2) Ulnar Nerve Entrapment 3) Capsular Tightness 4) Elbow surgeries like: Triceps rupture Tumor resection Total Elbow Arthroplasty
3- ELBOW FLEXION HARNESS Common Name: Elbow Flexion Splint It is static progressive in nature. Objectives: 1) To increase elbow flexion ROM 2) To maintain surgically obtain elbow range Indications: 1) Intra-articular fracture 2) Multiple trauma 3) Capsular tightness 4) Supracondylar fracture 5) Radial head fracture
4- TENNIS ELBOW STRAP Objectives: 1) To reduce pain and inflammation Indications: Inflammation of common Tendon origin
5- Spiral Thumb Abduction Supination Splint Objectives: 1) To abduct thumb 2) To facilitate supination or pronation as required 3) To reduce tone of muscles 4) To assist weak muscles 5) To promote functional use of hand Indications: 1) Head injury 2) Multiple Sclerosis 3) Cerebral Palsy 4) Cerebrovascular accident
Wrist 1-COCKUP SPLINT It static in nature. Common Name: Volar/Palmar Wrist 2) Volar Wrist Cock up 3) Wrist Immobilization 4) Drop Wrist Splint 5) Carpal Tunnel Splint 6) Work Splint 7) Ulnar Gutter Splint 8) Radial Gutter Splint 7)Wrist Extension Immobilization Splint
Wrist Objectives: 1) To reduce Pain and Inflammation 2) To protect against joint damage 3) To promote hand function 4) To prevent or correct contractures 5) To provide base for Outriggers
Wrist Indications: Wrist tendons tendinitis/tenosynovitis 2) Joint Inflammation such as RA 3) Skin Graft 4) Unstable Wrist Joint 5) Wrist Sprain 6) Weak/Paralyzed Wrist Extensor 7) Congenital Hand Deformity 8) Volar style for flexion outriggers 9) Dorsal style for extension Outriggers
2-GAUNLET IMMOBILIZATION SPLINT Common Name: Circumferential working Splint Objectives: 1) Greater wrist stability Indications: Evaluation tool before wrist arthrodesis Immobilize and stabilize a fracture of radius or base of Metacarpal.
3- DYNAMIC WRIST EXTENSION SPLINT Objectives: 1) To Passively extend the wrist while allowing active wrist flexion 2)To prevent contracture of unopposed innervated wrist flexors Indications: 1) Weak or Paralyzed wrist Extensors (e.g.. Radial Nerve Palsy)
4- Static wrist Writing/Painting Orthosis: Common Name: Wrist Splinting Objectives: To enable writing, drawing or painting by positioning wrist in functional extension and providing attachment of pen, pencil, eraser etc. Indications: 1) Spinal Cord Injuries at level C5 or above where wrist extensors paralyzed.
5- Radial thumb gutter splint: Common Name: 1) De Quervain’s static splint 2) Wrist and thumb static splint 3) Long thumb CMC immobilization splint 4) Long opponens splint 5) Radial-thumb gutter splint 6) Wrist Thumb Orthosis
5- Radial thumb gutter splint: Objectives: 1) To immobilize wrist, thumb CMC, MCP Joints, which are crossed by inflamed tendons 2) To rest and reduce inflammation Indications: 1)De Quervain’s tenosynovitis: Inflammation of tendon of abductor polices longus and extensor polices brevis in their synovial sheath
6-Scaphoids fracture splint Objectives: 1) To immobilize the wrist, thumb, CMC and MCP Joints 2) To rest hand to reduce inflammation Indications: 1) De Quervain’s tenosynovitis 2) Instability of joints 3) Scaphoids fracture 4) Bennett’s fracture (fracture of base first MC joint)
7-Wrist stabilizing splint: Objectives: 1) Immobilize wrist and Finger MCPs 2) To relieve pain and inflammation 3) To prevent and correct deformities 4) To correct joint instability Indications: 1) Joint Inflammation
8- RADIAL NERVE SPLINT: Common Name: MCP extension-assist splint, MCP Arthroplasty splints Objectives: To immobilize the wrist in functional position and passively extend MCPs to 0 degree while permitting full extension unrestricted motion Indications: When the extensors of the wrist, fingers MCPs and thumb is paralyzed or weak. 2) MCP arthroplasty-angle the wires to pull the MCPs radially
9- DYNAMIC MCP FLEXION SPLINT: Objectives: 1) To gently stress the MCP collateral ligaments to promote desired growth and increase flexion range Indications: 1) Extension contracture of MCPs caused by shortened collateral ligaments
10-Resting hand splint: Objectives: It is Static or Serial Static type of splint. Objectives: 1) To immobilize the wrist, MCPs, and IPs of Finger and thumb 2) To reduce or prevent contractures 3) Reduce pain and inflammation
11-Resting hand splint: 1) Scleroderma 2) Dupuytren’s release 3) Boxer’s fracture (Base of 5 MCP fracture) 4) Burns 5) Inflammatory joint disease 7) Crush injury
12-ANTISPASTICITY SPLINT: Common Name: dorsal volar hand splint Objectives: 1) To immobilize wrist, MCP, IP 2) To prevent and reduce contracture 3) To reduce tone of hypertonic muscles Indications: 1) Hand Trauma or surgery 2) High tone Associated with: Head Injury Cerebral Palsy Multiple Sclerosis Cerebrovascular Accident
13- Antispasticity cone splint Objectives: 1) To prevent flexion contractures 2) To reduce tone of hypertonic muscles Indications: 1) High tone Associated with: Head Injury Cerebral Palsy Multiple Sclerosis Cerebrovascular Accident
13- Antispasticity cone splint Objectives: 1) To prevent flexion contractures 2) To reduce tone of hypertonic muscles Indications: 1) High tone Associated with: Head Injury Cerebral Palsy Multiple Sclerosis Cerebrovascular Accident
13- Antispasticity cone splint Objectives: 1) To prevent flexion contractures 2) To reduce tone of hypertonic muscles Indications: 1) High tone Associated with: Head Injury Cerebral Palsy Multiple Sclerosis Cerebrovascular Accident
Hand Finger Thumb Based Orthosis 1- METACARPAL FRACTURE BRACE
2- STATIC ULNAR DEVIATION SPLINT
3) Circumferential hand Based Dynamic Traction D2-5 MCP Corrective Radial Deviation Orthosis:
4- Dynamic mcp extension splint
2- STATIC ULNAR DEVIATION SPLINT