Workshop 3 – Paediatric upper limb splinting for CONGENITAL and TRAUMATIC conditions

MEPOS 2025 — Splint Workshop Program (Saturday)
Time	Topic / Details
08:30 – 18:00	Paediatric Upper Limb Splinting for Congenital and Traumatic Conditions Speakers: Amy Lake (USA), Lindsay Williams (USA), Sarah Armitage (UAE) Learning Objectives Identify key congenital hand diagnoses and splinting implications Understand selected trauma-related hand injuries & protocols Create patterns for six common paediatric hand splints Fabricate at least two splints in hands-on sessions Apply clinical reasoning to select appropriate splints Access take-home resources (videos + pattern templates)
08:30 – 10:10	Didactic Session: Congenital Diagnosis & Splinting Overview Syndactyly: post-op care, scar management, splinting needs Amniotic Band Sequence: ADL adaptations, splinting considerations Radial Dysplasia: thumb hypoplasia, pollicization, opponensplasty Arthrogryposis: splinting strategies, surgical implications
10:15 – 10:40 — Break
10:30 – 11:00	Splints Discussed Resting hand Thumb spica Elbow flexion
11:00 – 13:00	Hands-on Splinting — Congenital Cases Participants choose and fabricate one congenital-related splint (guided pattern creation & fabrication).
13:00 – 14:00 — Lunch
14:00 – 16:00	Didactic Session: Trauma Diagnosis & Splinting Overview Flexor tendon injuries: dorsal blocking splints, protocols Finger fractures: mallet finger splints, thumb UCL/RCL sprains Splints Discussed Dorsal blocking Mallet finger
16:00 – 16:15 — Break
16:15 – 17:15	Hands-on Splinting — Trauma Cases Participants choose and fabricate one trauma-related splint (guided pattern creation & fabrication).
17:15 – 18:00	Demo & Discussion “Serial Casting” for congenital elbow contractures: techniques, indications, therapist role. Q&A and wrap-up. Included Materials Pattern templates for six splints Access to instructional videos Diagnosis-specific splinting handouts

Amy Lake

USA

Lindsay Williams

USA

Sarah Armitrage

UAE

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Workshop 3: Paediatric Upper Limb Splinting (Congenital & Traumatic)

Saturday, 08:30 – 18:00 hrs

A comprehensive hands-on workshop focusing on splinting techniques for congenital and trauma-related upper limb conditions. Learn directly from international experts with guided fabrication and pattern-creation sessions.

Didactic sessions on congenital and trauma diagnoses
Guided fabrication for six common paediatric hand splints
Hands-on practice for both congenital and trauma cases
Access to splinting videos and pattern templates
Interactive demo: serial casting for congenital elbow contractures

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