Closed reduction and casting techniques in fracture management

Chapter 3 Closed reduction and casting techniques in fracture management









6. Basic techniques (f): After reduction of the fracture it must be prevented from redisplacing until it has united. The methods include the following:
















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15 Plaster slabs (e): In a Colles fracture (see p. 196) where the hand should be placed in a position of ulnar deviation, the slab should be trimmed to accommodate this position, a stage that is often omitted in error. The preceding two plaster slabs are examples of dorsal slabs.


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16 Plaster slabs (f): An anterior slab may be used as a foundation for a scaphoid plaster (see p. 209), or to treat an injury in which the wrist is held in dorsiflexion (measuring from a point just distal to the elbow crease with the elbow at 90°, to the proximal skin crease in the palm). The proximal end is rounded (1) while the distal lateral corner is trimmed for the thenar mass (2).












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Mar 20, 2017 | Posted by in ORTHOPEDIC | Comments Off on Closed reduction and casting techniques in fracture management

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