relieve pain in damaged joints. Splints are quick and easy to apply and do not require a plastering technique. Splints are often made out of some kind...

shin splints. This is due in part to women having a higher incidence of diminished bone density and osteoporosis.[citation needed] Shin splints typically...

consisting of strips of metal ("splints") are attached to a fabric (cloth or leather) backing ("foundation"). The splints are narrow metal strips arranged...

Splints is an ailment of the horse or pony, characterized by a hard, bony swelling, usually on the inside of a front leg, lying between the splint and...

Look up splint in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Splint or splints may refer to: Splint (laboratory equipment), a small wooden tinderstick used in laboratories...

sometimes used. Occlusal splints are usually used on either the upper or the lower teeth, termed maxillary splints or mandibular splints respectively, but sometimes...

lower leg fractures. Often a pillow splint or rigid splint is best in this situation. All agree that traction splints should only be applied when there...

devices such as finger splints. The SAM splint is radiolucent, meaning it does not interfere with X-rays. After use, the SAM splint can be cleaned, rerolled...

A vacuum splint is a device like a small vacuum mattress that is used in emergency medicine as a temporary splint. Vacuum splints operate by extracting...

useful to demonstrate the chemical identity of that gas. Burning splints or glowing splints can be used to identify whether a gas is flammable, whether it...

Splint, short for Secure Programming Lint, is a programming tool for statically checking C programs for security vulnerabilities and coding mistakes. Formerly...

(2008) researched prescription custom-made splints head-to-head with thermoplastic over-the-counter splints: "Our results suggest that the thermoplastic...

A spica splint is a type of orthopedic splint used to immobilize the thumb and/or wrist while allowing the other digits freedom to move. It is used to...

An auricular splint (AS) or ear splint is a custom-made medical device that is used to maintain auricular projection and dimensions following second stage...

techniques, but splinting the inside of the nose for a few days is common; the splints are not visible externally. Patients who have nasal splints should receive...

replantation, a rigid splint might be needed. Flexible splints are usually made out of composite resin and nylon thread. Semi rigid splints are usually made...

evidence to show that occlusal splints are effective for sleep bruxism as well as bruxism overall. Furthermore, occlusal splints are probably ineffective for...

The splint activator of Soulet-Besombes is a removable appliance for the treatment of dental and jaw anomalies. It is basically a stylized Activator appliance...

the muscle. Shin Splints have sharp, splinter-like pain, that is typically X-rayed by doctors but is not necessary for shin splints to be diagnosed. To...

in and out mattress sutures, buttons placed on sutures, thermoplastic splints, sutured cotton balls, and absorbable mattress sutures. The use of simple...

A Kendrick extrication device (KED) is a device used in extrication of victims of traffic collisions from motor vehicles. Commonly carried on ambulances...

based on symptoms and supported by X-rays. Treatment is generally with a splint that holds the fingertip straight continuously for 8 weeks. The middle joint...

positioning splint or the stabilization splint. Although occlusal splints are generally considered a reversible treatment, sometimes partial coverage splints lead...

Mail and plate armour (plated mail, plated chainmail, splinted mail/chainmail) is a type of mail with embedded plates. Armour of this type has been used...

surgery, but also through therapies as diverse as psychotherapy, external splints and traction, medical devices, biologics, and ionizing radiation, amongst...

zones reporting the need for improved emergency transport splints. The Eameses created their splints from wood veneers, which they bonded together with a resin...

A nasal fracture, commonly referred to as a broken nose, is a fracture of one of the bones of the nose. Symptoms may include bleeding, swelling, bruising...

involved using splints. These are rigid strips laid parallel to each other alongside the bone. The Ancient Egyptians used wooden splints made of bark wrapped...

necessary. Orthotics are splints or regulators while conservative measures include various footwear like toe spacers, valgus splints, and bunion shields....

of tubular gauze or a moleskin lining between the splint and the skin of the finger. If no splints are easily available, buddy taping can be employed...