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splint
A device for immobilization of a joint or displaced or otherwise moveable parts.
Related
splinting
Specific
finger splint
long arm splint
long leg splint
short arm splint
short leg splint
General
external fixation system (includes halo, cranial tongs)
References
- Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.
- Boyd AS, Benjamin HJ, Asplund C.
Principles of casting and splinting.
Am Fam Physician. 2009 Jan 1;79(1):16-22.
PMID: 19145960
- Boyd AS, Benjamin HJ, Asplund C.
Splints and casts: indications and methods.
Am Fam Physician. 2009 Sep 1;80(5):491-9.
PMID: 19725490