Kagel E M, Rayan G M
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, USA.
J Okla State Med Assoc. 2000 Sep;93(9):435-6.
Healthcare professionals are currently faced with a great variety of splints and splinting materials. Choices range from prefabricated products to custom splints made on-site from plaster, orthoplast, or fiberglass. In addition to providing immobilization to maintain a particular posture, a splint must protect important soft tissues. Patients with hand or wrist injuries often receive a prefabricated metal cock-up wrist splint in emergency departments. Complications from splints are not uncommon but are infrequently reported. We report a case in which a metal wrist cock-up splint caused compression of the thumb ulnar digital nerve. Preventive measures for such complication are included.
医疗保健专业人员目前面临着各种各样的夹板和夹板材料。选择范围从预制产品到现场用石膏、塑形板或玻璃纤维制作的定制夹板。除了提供固定以维持特定姿势外，夹板还必须保护重要的软组织。手部或腕部受伤的患者在急诊科经常会收到预制的金属背伸腕夹板。夹板引起的并发症并不罕见，但很少有报道。我们报告一例金属背伸腕夹板导致拇指尺侧指神经受压的病例。文中还包括了针对此类并发症的预防措施。
