How is the child immobilized after the surgery and for how long?
The child is splinted in a gunslinger splint’: it is a half-torso, rigid body splint that maintains the arm in a natural position directly at the side, elbow flexed at 90°, forearm turned outward 5° and fully supinated at 180°. The elbow and wrist are well padded to protect the ulnar nerve. The splint must be worn at al times and is not to be removed (even for bathing) for six weeks.
