Long Arm Ulnar Gutter Splint

Starts at the axilla and courses distally along posterior aspect of arm.

Long arm ulnar gutter splint.

When i look up a picture of that on the web. Fractures and soft tissue injuries of the small finger or ring finger. Which is what the doctor did. And the cpt code for ulnar gutter splint says it is 29105.

Proximal tibia fracture distal femoral fracture. Distal radius and ulna fracture not complex or unstable fractures. An ulnar gutter splint typically extends along the ulna bone the bone on the pinkie finger s side of the forearm partially covering the arm from just below the elbow to the palm or pinkie. It is from the elbow down to hand including two fingers.

Ulnar gutter splint mallet finger finger splints emra org 972 550 0920. Starts on the posterior aspect of the proximal arm down the ulnar aspect of arm and ends at the mcp joints. The different types of short arm splints used are as follows. This type of splint is useful for fractures and severe sprains to the bones of the ring and small fingers.

The doctor says he splinted with a ulnar gutter splint. However in the cpt book 29105 says from the shoulder down to the hand. This splint usually extends from the upper part of the forearm to. Gauze is one item used when applying a ulnar gutter splint.

Sling and swathe splint. The ulnar gutter splint extends from the upper part of the forearm to the last joint of the fractured finger. Long arm casts are used most often in childhood because of the frequency of distal radial ulnar and distal humeral fractures 2 10 14 double sugar tong splint common uses. Continues behind elbow and along ulna and stops at the proximal palmar crease.

The ulnar gutter splint except the plaster or fiberglassis wrapped circumferentially figure 3. Short arm long arm elbow forearm long arm posterior double sugar tong. Base layer for splint. Forearm volar splint long arm posterior splint.

Long arm splint volar splint indications l distal radius and ulna fractures. Ulnar gutter splints are made from a hard material that forms to the outer part pinky side of the arm wrist hand and fingers. Leg long leg posterior splint.