Splint Guides For Doctors

Do you have patients with stable, undisplaced fractures?
Do you have patients with persistent deQuervains Tenosynovitis?
Do you have patients with mallet or trigger finger?
Do you have patients with first CMCJ Osteoarthritis?
Do you have patients with finger PIPJ dislocations?

Refer them to Gold Coast Hand Therapy for a same day service with the most experienced hand therapy team on the Gold Coast. We fabricate custom-made orthoses, which are light-weight, breathable and comfortable from a wide range of thermoplastic materials. Refer to our below guide for assistance.

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Orthosis Guide

Orthosis Name	Indications For Use
Thumb Spica Orthosis	Scaphoid Fractures First metacarpal fractures First CMC OA De Quervains tenosynovitis/Intersection Syndrome MCPJ Fusion
Wrist Orthosis	Undisplaced distal radius fractures Wrist extensor/flexor tenosynovitis Carpal instability Carpal fractures Carpal ligament injuries TFCC injuries First CMC OA
Hand-based CMC Orthosis	First CMC OA Gamekeepers Thumb/UCL/RCL Injuries MCPJ Fusion First MCPJ volar plate injuries
Ulnar Gutter Orthosis	3^rd, 4^th and 5^th Metacarpal fractures
Extensor Tendon Repair Orthosis	Extensor Tendon repairs
Dorsal Finger Extension Blocking Orthosis	Volar plate injuries Finger avulsion fractures
Finger Extension Orthosis	Fractures or Dislocations PIPJ injuries Central slip injuries
Resting Orthosis	Hypertonicity/Stroke Position of safe immobilisation – for oedema and pain control Arthritis PIPJ or MCPJ replacements
Dorsal Blocking Orthosis/Controlled Active Motion Orthosis	Flexor tendon repairs
Hand-Based Ulnar Gutter Orthosis	Proximal phalanx fractures Metacarpal fractures Digital nerve injuries