What is the difference between a short arm splint and long arm splint? Long arm splints start from the humerus (a bone in the upper arm) and extend down the arm to the base of the fingers. They are mainly used to heal injuries of the upper arm, particularly of the elbow. How is a...
PURPOSE: This study was to compare short arm double splint allowing forearm rotation with sugar tong splint in terms of loss of reduction and incidence of shoulder stiffness after closed reduction of the distal radius factures. METHODS: From June 2012 to February 2013, we retrospectively reviewed ...