Fractured neck of femur | Padding between legs Figure of eight bandage around ankles Broad bandage: two above, two below the knee |
Fractured shaft of femur | Traction splint |
Fracture or fracture dislocation around the knee | Long leg box splint Vacuum splint Traction splint without the application of traction |
Patella dislocation | Pre-reduction Companion strapping (one leg to the other) Support on pillow Contoured vacuum splint Post reduction Box splint |
Tibial shaft fracture | Long leg box splint Long vacuum splint Traction splints particularly useful in the presence of ipsi lateral tibial and femoral diaphyseal fractures |
Ankle fracture | Short leg box splint Short vacuum splint |
Foot fractures | Short box splint Short vacuum splint |