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- Thumb Spica Splint or Cast? - Orthoped
Thumb Spica is an orthopedic cast or thumb splint used for therapeutic immobilization of thumb injuries It keeps the thumb in a fixed position called the “glass holding position” This not only allows the undisturbed torn ligament or fracture healing, but also helps us to perform a few activities, like holding a glass or a book and so on
- Thumb Spica Splinting - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
Thumb spica splinting has proven effective in treating bony and soft-tissue injuries of the lateral hand's thumb, carpal, and metacarpal Splinting is cost-effective, easy to learn, and permissive to patients' often busy lifestyles
- Thumb Spica Casts for Scaphoid Fractures - AAFP
Thumb spica casts are no better than casts that do not include the thumb in fracture healing rates or long-term improvement in range of motion, strength, or pain (SOR: B, multiple randomized
- Thumb Spica Cast - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
Nonangulated extraarticular fractures should be treated in a short-arm thumb spica cast with the wrist in 30 degrees of extension and the thumb IP joint free If the swelling is severe, a spica splint can be used until definitive casting at the first follow-up visit
- Understanding Thumb Spica Cast: Relief for Wrist Injuries
The thumb spica cast is commonly used to treat a range of wrist injuries, including thumb sprains, wrist fractures, and tendonitis According to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), wrist fractures account for approximately 10% of all fractures, with the majority occurring in individuals between the ages of 15 and 65
- Thumb Spica Cast - WikiSM (Sports Medicine Wiki)
This page reviews the thumb spica cast Cast begins on proximal 1 3 of forearm; Extends down to thumb, leaving distal phalanx exposed for neurovascular exam; Covers approximately half of the hand; Similar to Thumb spica splint but is circumferential; Thumb spica brace but is not as easily removed
- How To Apply a Thumb Spica Splint - Injuries; Poisoning - MSD . . .
Thumb spica splints are devices applied to immobilize the thumb and adjacent structures The patient should be positioned so that the operator has appropriate access to the patient's affected hand Maintain the thumb in a slightly flexed and abducted position as if holding a narrow cup or the stem of a wine glass Extend the wrist at 10 to 20°
- Thumb spica – Plaster Room
A doctor has assessed you and decided you need to go into a thumb spica This casts can go from just below the elbow to the knuckles but include the thumb or from the wrist and up the thumb (depending on injury) These casts are used for thumb injuries or some carpal bones (bones in the hand) injuries
- Thumb Spica Splinting - Medscape
In a clinical trial, Becker et al compared prefabricted neoprene hand-based thumb spica splints with custom-made thermoplast splints for treating trapeziometacarpal arthrosis The trial
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