Upper extremity splints

Splint	Indication
Figure-of-eight splint	Medial clavical fractures
Sling and swathe	Shoulder injuries, humeral injuries
Velpeau bandage	Shoulder injuries, humeral injuries
Sugar tong splints
Proximal	Humeral fractures
Distal	Wrist fractures, distal forearm fractures
Double	Elbow fractures, forearm fractures
Reverse	Distal forearm fractures
Posterior arm splint	Stable elbow and forearm injuries
Colles splint	Distal forearm and wrist fractures
Dorsal or volar splint	Wrist fractures or injuries, fractures of second to fifth metacarpals, soft tissue injuries of the hand
Gutter splint	Phalangeal and metacarpal fractures
Thumb spica splint	Scaphoid fractures, extra-articular fractures of the thumb metacarpal, ulnar collateral ligament injuries
Volar finger splint	Fractures of distal phalanges and interphalangeal joints
Bulky hand compression dressing	Closed hand fractures

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