Chapter 18: Splinting the Pediatric Patient
This chapter provides an overview of splinting for the functionally impaired hand in children with developmental disabilities. Comprehensive chart and text identify common pediatric problems and associated splinting options. Learn how and why to choose specific thermoplastics; learn splinting and strapping techniques to make splint fabrication for a pediatric patient easier and more successful. Photographs, splint patterns, detailed fabrication instructions and adaptations are presented for 15 commonly used pediatric splints for the elbow, wrist, forearm and thumb. Includes a detailed reference list and suggested reading list.

(Hand and Upper Extremity Splinting: Principles & Methods, 3rd Edition by Fess, Gettle, Philips and Janson: "Splinting the Pediatric Patient" by Joni Armstrong, OTR, CHT - Copyright 2005)

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Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• identify ideas to assist in splint construction
• identify one commonly used type of splint for the elbow, forearm, wrist and hand of the pediatric patient
• list the most commonly used materials to construct UE pediatric splints and describe the characteristics of the materials
• describe 2 methods for decorating the pediatric splint
• describe 2 creative ways to adapt strapping for the pediatric splint
• describe adaptation recommended for 3 different splints included in the fabrication section of the chapter

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