Functional position
-Wrist: 20-30 extension
-MCPs: 45 flexion
-IPs: 20-30 flexion
-Thumb abducted
Safe Position
-Wrist: 0-20 extension
-MCPs: 70-90 flexion
-IPs in extension
-Thumb abducted and extended
Positions of deformity
-Wrist flexion
-MCP hyperextension
-IP joints flexed
-Thumb adducted
Brachial plexus injury
Flail arm splint
Radial nerve palsy
Dynamic wrist, finger, and thumb extension splint.
Median nerve injury
Opponens splint, C-Bar, or thumb post splint.
Ulnar nerve injury
Dynamic/static splint to position MPs in flexion.
Combined median ulnar
Figure-of-eigth or dynamic MCP flexion splint.
Spinal cord (C6-C7)
Tenodesis splint
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Wrist splint positioned 0-15 extension.
DeQuervains
Thumb splint, includes wrist, IP joint free.
Skier's thumb
(UCL) hand based thumb splint
CMC arthritis
Hand based thumb splint
Ulnar drift
Ulnar drift splint
Flexor tendon injury
Kleinert or Duran dorsal protection splint
Swan neck
Silver rings or buttonhole splint
Boutonniere
Silver rings or dynamic PIP extension splint.
Arthritis
Functional splint or safe splint, depending on the stage.
Flaccidity
Resting splint
Spasticity
Spasticity splint or cone splint.
Muscle weakness (ALS, SCI, Guillain-Barre)
Balanced forearm orthosis (BFO), deltoid sling/suspension sling.
-Mounts to wheelchair
-Must have shoulder or trunk movement.
Burns
Airplane splint