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Over-Head Traction

Pin is inserted in the olecranon for supracondylar fracture of the humerus.

90-90 Traction

Used for proximal femur affection, specifically sub-trochanteric area.

Halo-Pelvic Traction

Used for scoliosis.

Halo-Femoral Traction

Used for scoliosis.

Halo Traction

With 4 pin sites; Also for cervical spine affection.

Crutchfield Tong

Used for cervical spine affection.

Balance Skeletal Traction

Applied for affection of the hip and femur.

Buck’s Extension Traction

For fracture of the hip, hip dislocation, fracture of the femur (Place a pillow underneath leg, free the heel part from the pillow)

Dunlop Traction

For supracondylar fracture of the humerus.

Bryant’s Traction

For 2 yrs old below; For congenital hip dislocation, fracture of the hip and femur.

Zero Degree Traction

For shoulder dislocation, humeral neck fracture, surgical neck fracture.

Head Halter Traction

For cervical spin affection (Place pt on semi-fowlers’ position; Must use a curve bar, clamp, and pulley.)

Pelvic Girdle Traction

For HNP; low back pain (Place pt on a Trendelenburg position; Must use curve bar, 2 weight bags; pt must be on complete bed rest'; w/ 2-3 pillows underneath the thigh)

Hammock Suspension

For pelvic affection

Cotrel Traction

For scoliosis; combination of head halter traction and pelvic girdle traction.

Foam Traction

with same indication with Buck’s Extension; Modified Buck’s Extension Traction using commercially prepared foam.

Boot Cast Traction

For patients with hip and knee contracture. (ex. Post-polio w/ hip and knee contracture)

Bohler Braun Splint

For tibial plateau fracture (Pin is inserted at the calcaneal bone)

CAST

✔ If the affected area is with open wound, infection and swelling – Cast to be applied should be molds and

splints only.

✔ If the affected area only has close type of fracture, no infection and swelling noted – Cast to be applied

should be circular.

✔ If the cast is with depression – it is indicated for patients with callus formation already.

Short Arm Posterior Mold (SAPM) (Right Arm in pic)

For wrist and/or finger affection with and/or swelling

Long Arm Posterior Mold (LAPM) (Left Arm in pic)

For radius-ulna and/or elbow fracture with open wound, infection, and/or swelling.

Long Arm Circular Cast (LACC) (right arm in pic)

For ulna and/or elbow fracture carpals and metacarpals

Short Arm Circular Cast (SACC) (left arm in pic)

For wrist and/or finger affection

Munster or Fuenster Cast

For the affection of radius-ulna with callus formation

Sugar Tong Mold

For compound /open fracture of the humerus

Functional Cast

Used for proximal humerus with callus formation.

Shoulder Spica Cast

For shoulder joint affection, proximal humerus and shoulder dislocation

Short Leg Posterior Mold (SLPM) (right leg in pic)

For ankle and toe affection w/ WIS

Long Leg Posterior Mold (LLPM) (left leg in pic)

For tibia-fibula w/ WIS

Long Leg Circular Cast (LLCC) (right leg in pic)

For tibula-fibula affection

Short Leg Circular Cast (SLCC) (left leg in pic)

For ankle and tarsal and metatarsal affection

Delvit Cast

Modified PTB; with callus formation at the distal 3rd tibia/fibula to allow foot exercises

Patellar Tendon Bearing Cast (PTB)

Modified LLCC for mobilization purposes; for tibia-fibula affection w/ callus formation

Slipper Mold

For metatarsal and phalanges affection

Cylinder Mold (right leg in pic)

For patella affection with WIS

Cylinder Cast (left leg in pic)

For patella affection

Knee Immobilizer

With same indication with cylinder mold using commercially prepared material to immobilize affected leg

Cast Brace

For supracondylar fracture of the femur w/ callus formation; and for proximal tibia w/ callus formation

½ Hip Spica Cast

for fracture of the hip and femur (one leg only; cast is w/ abduction bar; leg slightly flexed; positioning/turning of pt will be towards the unaffected side.)

Single Hip Spica Cast

For hip and distal femur affection

Double Hip Spica

for fracture of the hip and femur (both legs)

Pantalon Cast

for pelvic fracture from hammock suspension traction

Ischial Weight Bearing Cast / Quadrilateral Cast

For femoral fracture w/ callus formation

Frog Cast

For congenital hip dislocation

Internal Rotator Splint

For immobilization purposes only; pt has no fracture; used for post-op hip arthoplasty; pt has mold cast.

preferably applied to prevent internal rotation of the hip leading to hip displacement.

Philadelphia Collar

For cervical affection; includes a chin part to restrict movement.

Shantz Collar

for cervical affection

Chairback Brace

for lumbo-sacral spine affection, HNP, low back pain

Jewett Brace

to give support to the thoracic and lumbar spine by preventing twisting and flexion (bending forward). it will also keep you back in the correct position while healing from injury/surgery

4-Poster Brace

for cervical affection (lower cervical spine) and upper thoracic spine affection

KT Brace (knight taylor)

for thoraco-lumbar/thoracic spine (upper thoracic)

Forrester Brace/SOMI Brace

for cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine

Milwaukee Brace

Designed for scoliosis, extended to support the chin.

Yamamoto Brace

for scoliosis (until mid-axillary level only)

Oppenheimer Splint

for peripheral nerve injury specifically radial nerve injury

Banjo Splint

for peripheral nerve injury; and fracture of radius ulna w/ nerve injury

Wrist Strap (Cock-up Splint)

for wrist drop

Denise Browne Shoes

Used for congenital anomaly specifically Club Foot (Talipes Equinovarus).

Unilateral Long Leg Brace

for post-polio w/ residual paralysis of one leg only

Bilateral Long Leg Brace

for post-polio w/ residual paralysis affecting both legs

Short Leg Brace

for foot drop, flat footed and pt w/ foot imperfections

Scottish Rite Brace

For Legg Calve Perthes Disease (LCPD), also known as an abductor splint.

Cast Application Rules - Open Wound

If the affected area has an open wound, infection, and swelling, molds and splints should be applied.

Cast Application Rules - Closed Fracture

With closed fractures, no infection and swelling should allow for the application of circular casts.