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APPLYING THE ToE METATArSoPHALANGEAL EXTENSIoN DYNASPLINT® SYSTEM: If possible, you should sit at the edge of a hard chair or bed. STEP 1: Completely open the top straps. STEP 2: While the top straps are open, slide the unit onto the foot so that the big toe rests fully on the toe thermoplastic piece and under the counterforce strap.
STEP 1: Completely open the top straps. STEP 2: While the top straps are open, slide the unit onto the foot so that the big toe rests fully on the toe thermoplastic piece and under the counterforce strap. The joint axis should be aligned with the big toe. See Figure 1. FIGUrE 1. Close the top straps. Check the alignment. See Figure 2.
wearing the Toe Metatarsophalangeal Extension Dynasplint® System. Be sure that the splint fits comfortably and properly. If you feel pain, numbness, swelling or skin irritation remove the splint immediately and contact your Dynasplint Systems sales consultant. If joint stiffness persists longer than one hour after wearing the unit, reduce the ...
Soft spacers placed between the injured toe and the adjacent toe are then gently wrapped together. The uninjured toe serves as a splint for the injured toe. typical toe fracture will take about 6 weeks to heal. However, residual swelling and dysfunction can persist for even longer.
For fractures of the big toe you may be provided with a special stif soled shoe or camboot. You can remove this boot for showers and sleeping if comfortable. It is safe to put full weight on your injured leg (the medical term for this is ‘weight bear as tolerated’).
Posterior splint for 3-5 days to allow swelling to improve, NWB crutches. Then short leg walking cast/boot or hard sole shoe for 4-6 wks1,3. First metatarsal: Open, displaced, angulated, or intra-articular fractures; fractures that cause neurovascular compro-mise.
24 lip 2020 · There must be protocols in Level I and II Centers for the following orthopedic emergencies: 1) the type and severity of pelvic and acetabular fractures that will be treated at the institutions as well
