Spica splint
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A spica splint is a type of orthopedic splint
used to immobilize the thumb and/or wrist while allowing other digits freedom to move. It is used to provide support for thumb injuries (ligament instability, sprain or muscle strain), gamekeeper's thumb
, osteoarthritis
, de Quervain's syndrome, scaphoid fracture
, thumb sprains, post-operative use, and post-removal of casting of the hand/thumb.
A spica splint consists of a metal enclosed in a fabric, which is pliable and can be moulded according to the shape and size of the hand. Velcro strips are used to secure and maintain the splint on the hand and help in comfortably fitting the splint to a variety of hands. Even injuries like metacarpal fractures and wrist fractures can benefit from spica splints. Thumb Spica splint, Cock-up splint, are used for acute injuries like sprains and fractures. Dynamic Cock-up splint is a special kind of spica splint, which is used in nerve palsies of the hand for preventing contractures and physical therapy.
Splint (medicine)
A splint is a device used for support or immobilization of limbs or of the spine.It can be used:* By the emergency medical services or by volunteer first responders, to immobilize a fractured limb before the transportation; it is then a temporary immobilization;* By allied health professionals such...
used to immobilize the thumb and/or wrist while allowing other digits freedom to move. It is used to provide support for thumb injuries (ligament instability, sprain or muscle strain), gamekeeper's thumb
Gamekeeper's thumb
Gamekeeper's thumb is a type of injury to the ulnar collateral ligament of the thumb. The UCL is torn at its insertion site into the proximal phalanx of the thumb in the vast majority of cases...
, osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis also known as degenerative arthritis or degenerative joint disease, is a group of mechanical abnormalities involving degradation of joints, including articular cartilage and subchondral bone. Symptoms may include joint pain, tenderness, stiffness, locking, and sometimes an effusion...
, de Quervain's syndrome, scaphoid fracture
Scaphoid fracture
A scaphoid fracture is the most common type of wrist fracture. Scaphoid fractures usually cause pain at the base of the thumb accompanied by swelling in the same area. Scaphoid fractures usually cause pain and sensitivity to palpation in the anatomic snuffbox at the base of the thumb accompanied...
, thumb sprains, post-operative use, and post-removal of casting of the hand/thumb.
A spica splint consists of a metal enclosed in a fabric, which is pliable and can be moulded according to the shape and size of the hand. Velcro strips are used to secure and maintain the splint on the hand and help in comfortably fitting the splint to a variety of hands. Even injuries like metacarpal fractures and wrist fractures can benefit from spica splints. Thumb Spica splint, Cock-up splint, are used for acute injuries like sprains and fractures. Dynamic Cock-up splint is a special kind of spica splint, which is used in nerve palsies of the hand for preventing contractures and physical therapy.