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How To Buddy Tape Fingers
Step by Step Description of Procedure
Insert cotton padding or gauze between the fingers being splinted to prevent skin maceration between the fingers. Ensure there are no folds in the gauze between the fingers. Apply tape around both fingers to bind the injured finger against the uninjured finger. Use one strip of tape to bind adjacent phalanges proximally between the metacarpophalangeal and proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joints, leaving the interphalangeal joints untaped to allow them to flex and extend. Use a second piece of tape to bind the 2 digits distally between the PIP and distal interphalangeal (DIP) joints, again leaving the interphalangeal joints untaped to allow motion of those joints. Check distal sensation and capillary refill. 