DS Buddy Ring Splint

The DS Buddy Ring Splint is fairly straight forward in that we use a stronger finger to support or "Buddy Up" a weaker finger.

Usually the DS Buddy Ring splints are made up of just two rings, but we have made them up to four rings in length where the rings are positioned between the PIP (proximal joint) and the MCP joint (knuckles).

It is good to know what kind of offset is needed for the rings before they are soldered together.  The amount of offset, either 1/3 1/2, or full, depends on how the web spacing of the finger is situated.  If  you look at your pinky and ring finger, you will see that the position of where the ring sits on your picky is different than where it will sit on your ring finger.  This is the offset.

The rings we use to make the DS Buddy Ring Splint are either 3mm plain or 6mm plain in sterling silver or 10 karat yellow gold, keeping in mind that the wider the rings are the more supportive they will be as well.

The DS Buddy Ring Splints are most commonly used for trauma or injuries to your hand like polio or hand surgeries like tendon transfers.  They are not very effective in the case of ulnar drift where all four fingers drift, or angle away from the thumb like in the case of Rheumatoid Arthritis.