Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Harris, Andrew P., MD
• Gil, Joseph A., MD
• DeFroda, Steven F., MD
• Waryasz, Gregory R., MD

Titel

Modified coaptation splint with sugar tong intrinsic plus extension for initial management of wrist drop

Ist Teil von

• The American journal of emergency medicine, 2016-03, Vol.34 (3), p.659-663

Ort / Verlag

United States: Elsevier Inc

Erscheinungsjahr

2016

Link zum Volltext

Quelle

Elsevier ScienceDirect Journals Complete

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• [...]in cases of wrist drop secondary to radial nerve palsy, an additional cock-up wrist splint is often required to prevent associated complications of wrist drop, which include carpal tunnel symptoms, loss of wrist motion, and contractures of the proximal and distal interphalangeal finger joints. Proper immobilization of the wrist is necessary in the acute setting of radial nerve palsy secondary to closed humeral shaft fracture, as the current standard of treatment is conservative, waiting at least 3 to 6months for radial nerve function to return before surgical exploration is considered [2].