Ulnar gutter splint with underlying stockinette and circumferential padding.
Radial gutter plaster splint.
Place it and fold the ends of stockinette over the splinting material.
Apply the elastic bandaging.
Insert a dry gauze or cotton material between the 2nd and 3rd fingers.
For an average sized adult a radial gutter splint should be eight to 10 layers thick.
This splint is used to immobilize fractures of the 2nd.
Soft tissue injuries to the second and third fingers fractures of the second and third metacarpals.
The radial gutter splint provides both volar and dorsal splint immobilization of these metacarpal injuries.
Lightly moisten the splinting material.
The splint runs along the radial aspect of the forearm to just beyond the dip joint of the index figure 1.
Position of function.
Apply 2 3 layers of padding over the area to be splinted and between digits being splinted.
Wrap the bandage without placing too much tension around the extremity.
Bisect the splint longitudinally from the fingertips to the wrist.
Fold the ends of stockinette over the the u0003 fiberglass to smooth the edges of the splint place a layer of webril over the fiberglass apply the ace wrap around the splint to secure it in place.
Radial gutter splinting is usually tolerated without anesthesia.
Use plaster that is 3 4 in.
A radial gutter splint can be used for various injuries including the following.
The splint covers the radial aspect of the forearm from the proximal one third of the forearm to just distal to the interphalangeal joint of the thumb encircling the thumb.
While still wet use palms to mold.
Add an extra 2 3 layers over bony prominences.
A radial gutter splint is placed along the radial aspect radial bone of the wrist.
After counting the layers measure the plaster from the second.
This trick of the trade in splint application demonstrates application of the radial gutter splint.
