A splint is defined as "a rigid or flexible device that maintains in position a displaced or movable part; also used to keep in place and protect an injured...

laboratories Splint (medicine), a device immobilizing part of the body Splint (programming tool), for analyzing software Splint basketry Splints, a horse...

A shin splint, also known as medial tibial stress syndrome, is pain along the inside edge of the shinbone (tibia) due to inflammation of tissue in the...

as psychotherapy, external splints and traction, medical devices, biologics, and ionizing radiation, amongst others. Medicine has been practiced since prehistoric...

A traction splint most commonly refers to a splinting device that uses straps attaching over the pelvis or hip as an anchor, a metal rod(s) to mimic normal...

A mandibular splint or mandibular advancement splint is a prescription custom-made medical device worn in the mouth used to treat sleep-related breathing...

the best makes or size, resulting in a poor fit. Oral medicine Mouthguards may be used as splints to reduce strain over the temporomandibular joint in...

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...

The SAM (structural aluminum malleable) splint is a compact, lightweight, highly versatile device designed for immobilizing bone and soft tissue injuries...

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...

on 14 July 2014. Gravlee JR, Van Durme DJ (February 2007). "Braces and splints for musculoskeletal conditions". American Family Physician. 75 (3): 342–8...

electrodiagnostic tests. People wake less often at night if they wear a wrist splint. Injection of corticosteroids may or may not alleviate better than simulated...

receive priority evacuation due to the possibility of internal hemorrhage. Splinting. Explosions (such as from improvised explosive device or land mines) that...

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

bandages soaked in horses' blood, which dried to form a stiff, if unsanitary, splint.[citation needed] Originally, the term orthopedics meant the correcting...

instruments, positioning of the patient, and techniques of bandaging and splinting" in the ancient operating room. He even kept his fingernails to a precise...

an extension splint. The splint is worn continuously during nighttime for eight weeks. During the first weeks after surgery the splint may be worn during...

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...

GJ (1998). "Oral splints: the crutches for temporomandibular disorders and bruxism?". Critical Reviews in Oral Biology and Medicine. 9 (3): 345–61. CiteSeerX 10...

of a wrist splint during recovery from carpal tunnel surgery may cause adhesion formation. For that reason, it is advised that wrist splints be used only...

they were in their correct location, the wound was immobilized by either a splint or a plaster mold. The plaster mold (an early cast) was made of flour and...

revolutionised orthopaedic practice. He is particularly known for the Thomas splint, which was widely used during World War I, reducing mortality from 80% to...

Stack splint, padded aluminum malleable splint, Piplex splint, elastic double finger bandage, perforated plastic splint, molded polythene splint, and Abouna...

reduction with splinting. In those with more than 70 degrees of angulation or in which the broken finger is rotated, reduction and splinting may be recommended...

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protects the ears is worn to help prevent this condition. A specialty ear splint can also be made to keep the ear compressed, so that the damaged ear is...

to the fractured limb, then a splint (usually plaster) is applied. The elastic bandage is then applied to hold the splint in place and to protect it. This...

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...

Robin, eds. (2005-01-01), "CHAPTER 20 - Analysis of Splints", Hand and Upper Extremity Splinting (Third Edition), Saint Louis: Mosby, pp. 539–574, doi:10...

displaced teeth under local anaesthetic and stabilise the mobile segment with a splint for 4 weeks, suture any soft tissue lacerations. Soft tissues injuries are...