Find more facts and information on our topic page about
splint
Denis Browne splint
Denis Browne splint (den-iss brown) n. a splint used for the correction of club-foot in early infancy. [ Sir Denis J. W. Browne (1892–1967), British orthopaedic surgeon]
Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.
|
Splint Companion.(NEW PRODUCTS)
Magazine article from: CRANIO: The Journal of Craniomandibular Practice; 4/1/2007; 700+ words
; ...Splint Companion. The Splint Companion was created...Pankey/Dawson style splints and is a suggested read...Dawson's new book. The Splint Companion contains general...influence arch choice. The Splint Companion now includes...articles: "Mastering Splints"; "Is It a Bird...
|
|
Intranasal splints: use of a readily available material.
Magazine article from: The Internet Journal of Otorhinolaryngology; 9/15/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...scarcity of silicone splints because of high costs...drugs as a nasal splint. Methods An empty...Discussion The splints are custom fashioned...possible with the splint in situ, the mucosa...A new intranasal splint Rhinology. 1990...Balakrishna R. Septal splints with wax plates J...
|
|
Are splints helpful or harmful for persons with RA?(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: The Journal of Musculoskeletal Medicine; 9/1/1999; 700+ words
; ...recommend hand-based splints, assuming that they...based ulnar-drift splint on 27 hands that...actually reduced with splint wear, and patients...hampered by both splints. Although most of...thermoplastic ulnar-drift splints appear to successfully...custom-fabricated splint described ...
|
|
Splint and brace assistance.
Newspaper article from: CNA Training Advisor; 5/1/2008; 700+ words
; ...Residents who use splints or braces will...might utilize a splint or brace for many...residents using splints and braces. After...may occur due to splint and brace usage...currently use a splint or brace? Discuss. Splints or braces are routinely...
|
|
Producing indigenous orthopaedic splints: the Nigerian initiative.(Report)
Magazine article from: The Internet Journal of Medical Technology; 11/9/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...designed Upper limb splints including wrist support and cock-up splint. Other products developed...Practimed Cock-Up Splint Hand cock-up splints have similar profile...OMITTED] Lower Limb Splints These are splint of various shapes...
|
|
The use of splints in the treatment of joint stiffness: biologic rationale and an algorithm for making clinical decisions.
Magazine article from: Physical Therapy; 12/1/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...decisions relating to splint usage by patients with...7] Although numerous splints have been described and...clinical decisions when splints are used to treat patients...continual modification of splint use based on a patient...Rationale for Using Splints: Biologic Remodeling...
|
|
Traction splint: to use or not to use
Magazine article from: The Journal of Perioperative Practice; 9/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; KEYWORDS Traction splint / Thomas splint / Complications Provenance...Peer reviewed. Traction splints are widely used for immobilisation...immobilisation to traction splint using skin or skeletal...Currently, traction splints (TS) are widely used...
|
|
A practical splint: Newspaper spica for limb immobilisation
Magazine article from: DVM; 6/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...war when the Trueta plaster splint that was first used in the...management similar to the Trueta splint, when "battlefield" conditions...unlike the Thomas Schroeder splint, Robert Jones Dressing, or the use of formed plastic lateral splints that cause a "leverage effect...
|
|
A modular tension-adjusting splint for tendon transfer in reconstructive surgeries of extremities
Magazine article from: Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery; 7/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...existing tension-adjusting splints to maintain the joint position...improvised the Fritschi[5] splint which maintains metacarpal...s[6] tension equalizer splint for claw hand correction...fabricated modular intra-operative splint, which suits the purpose in...
|
|
|
Silicone Foley's catheter: A useful splint in ear surgeries
Magazine article from: Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery; 1/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...This modification of the splint was used after meatoplasty...with tulle gras. The splint was applied intraoperatively...months. The two described splints were applied continuously...3],[4] Numerous splints and ear guards have been...4],[5] The splint described here serves...
|
|
Shin Splints
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed.
Shin Splints Definition Shin splints refer to the sharp pains that occur down the front of the lower...particularly among runners and other athletes. Description Shin splints may refer to a number of lower leg complaints and injuries. In...
|
|
splint
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
splint / splint / • n. 1. a...been set: she had to wear splints on her legs. 2. a long...horse's leg, on the splint bone. • v...a broken limb) with a splint or splints: his leg was splinted...
|
|
gutter splint
Book article from: A Dictionary of Nursing
gutter splint ( gut -er) n. a splint formed from a casting material, moulded to conform to the shape of the limb but not encircling it, in which the limb rests as in a gutter.
|
|
|
Thomas's splint
Book article from: A Dictionary of Nursing
Thomas's splint ( tom -ă-siz) n. a metal splint used for immobilizing a fractured lower limb, especially the femur. There is a ring at the hip, a cross-piece at the foot, and side-pieces for the attachment of material to...
|
|
|
Fairbank's splint
Book article from: A Dictionary of Nursing
Fairbank's splint ( fair -banks) n. a splint used for the correction of Erb's palsy in infants. It immobilizes the affected arm with the shoulder abducted and externally rotated, the elbow bent at 90°, and the forearm and wrist...
|
