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	Dorlands Medical Dictionary
		a hinged half-ring modification of the Thomas splint for fracture of the femur.
		a dynamic splint used to release extension contractures of the metacarpophalangeal joints; the splint maintains the knuckles in a flexion angle just smaller than where pain begins; over time, the joint tissues yield and stretch and the splint is readjusted.
		a splint used in veterinary medicine for external-internal fixation of fractures, consisting of a metal bar that bridges the fracture and has steel pins at each end for insertion into the bone; the ends of the fractured bone are drawn together by adjusting screws.
	www.mercksource.com /pp/us/cns/cns_hl_dorlands.jspzQzpgzEzzSzppdocszSzuszSzcommonzSzdorlandszSzdorlandzSzdmd_s_20zPzhtm (3836 words)

	The Physician and Sportsmedicine: A Silicone Splint for Auricular Hematoma
		The hematoma is aspirated with an 18-gauge needle on a 5-mL syringe.
		The splints are then sewn onto the anterior and posterior surface of the pinna using 3-0 nylon suture.
		The authors' preferred suture for applying the silicone splint is 3-0 nylon on a PS-1 precision-point reverse cutting needle (with the cutting edge on the outer curve of the needle) for difficult-to-penetrate tissue.
	www.physsportsmed.com /issues/1998/09sep/lane.htm (1056 words)

	Splint (medicine) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A splint is a medical device for the immobilization of limbs or of the spine.
		Splinting beyond the closest two joints is ideal.
		Secure the splint with ties and be sure not to knot the injured area.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Splint_(medicine) (211 words)

	Case Based Pediatrics Chapter
		Splints are used to temporarily immobilize fractures, subluxations, sprains or soft tissue injuries.
		Extend the splint from the metacarpal heads of the palm to the volar surface of the forearm proximal to the elbow.
		Splinting is indicated with sprains overlaying an open physis, because of the similar presentation to a Salter-Harris type 1 fracture.
	www.hawaii.edu /medicine/pediatrics/pedtext/s19c02.html (3096 words)

	splint on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Most commonly employed for fractures of bones, a splint may be a first-aid measure that allows the patient to be moved without displacing the injured part, or it may be a means of fixation to immobilize the bones until healing is complete.
		Splints made of plastic and fiberglass are now molded to fit specific parts of the body.
		Janice Roach with a poster of her son, Matthew Goodman, in the arm splints and hockey helmet used at times over 16 months to prevent self-injury.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/s1/splint.asp (492 words)

	The Hutchinson Dictionary of Science: splint@ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		In medicine, a structure used to immobilize a broken or diseased limb.
		Splints may be made of any material, for example wood, leather, zinc, aluminium, or perspex.
		A fractured limb may be immobilized in an inflatable plastic splint as a first-aid measure, and a more permanent and less bulky splint applied later, moulded to the shape of the limb, for example plaster-of-Paris bandages, applied wet and allowed to harden,...
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1P1:28911107&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf (189 words)

	Workers with carpal tunnel find relief with night-time splinting
		Splinting, Werner says, reduces stress on the peripheral nerve in the wrist, allowing it to heal and avoids awkward wrist positions as a person sleeps.
		As part of the randomized controlled study, 63 study participants were fitted with a custom wrist-hand splint that maintained the wrist in a neutral posture overnight and were instructed to wear the splint at night for a period of six weeks.
		Those who used the splint — both with healthy and injured nerves — saw significant improvement in hand/wrist discomfort, and participants who initially reported higher levels of discomfort at the start of the study saw the greatest improvements with splint use.
	www.eurekalert.org /pub_releases/2005-01/uomh-wwc010405.php (754 words)

	Splinting
		Splinting is the technique to secure the part of the body that is injured to decrease further damage or injury to that part of the body, and to make the individual more comfortable until treatment can be initiated.
		When an individual needs to have a more secure splint, or it will not move, it is important to take the SAM splint and bevel it before you apply it, by bending it with a ridge on the bottom of the splint.
		Splinting remains one of the quickest and easiest mechanisms of first line treatment in the outdoors which, when used effectively, can actually save limbs from further injury, as well as preserve function of the limbs for years to come.
	www.surviveoutdoors.com /reference/splinting.asp (1021 words)

	Cast and splint care tips, Eastern Carolina
		Even though the splint is removable, your doctor may want you to keep it on as much as possible.
		Keep your cast or splint covered with at least two layers of plastic when showering or taking a bath or when you have any other contact with water.
		A warm spot on the cast or splint, pain, drainage, and an odor are symptoms that a pressure ulcer or skin infection may be present.
	www.uhseast.com /168737.cfm (749 words)

	Health Information - Yale Medical Group
		anterolateral shin splint - a type of shin splint that affects the front and outer part of the muscles of the shin and is caused by a congenital (present at birth) imbalance in the size of opposite muscles.
		Shin splints may also be caused by standing for a long time or repetitive stress to the lower leg.
		With this type of shin splint, pain is felt on the front and outside of the shin, which is first felt when the heel touches the ground during running.
	ymghealthinfo.org /content.asp?page=P07844 (376 words)

	The Physician and Sportsmedicine: Sports Medicine Practice Economics
		Sports medicine physicians who practice only in their primary care office are usually credentialed with local insurance companies as family medicine practitioners, because the need to seek dual credentials as a sports medicine physician rarely arises.
		Unless the sports medicine physician is dual-credentialed in family medicine and sports medicine with individual insurance companies, the referral likely will not be reimbursed as a consultation—or at all—because a patient usually cannot be referred to a primary care practice that is not listed on the individual payer contract.
		However, sports medicine physicians are starting to pool their ideas at the national level, and with the advent of the orthopedic sports medicine qualification, physician strength in fighting dual-credential battles may gain momentum in the near future.
	www.physsportsmed.com /issues/2005/0605/madden.htm (4427 words)

	Emergency Medicine
		In general, immobilization is accomplished with a sling and swathe for proximal humerus fractures, a coaptation (sugar-tong) splint for humeral shaft fractures, a posterior splint for the elbow, and a double sugar-tong or long-arm anterior-posterior splint for forearm fractures.
		A Posadas fracture should be splinted with the arm in the position of presentation; flexion or extension of the elbow could result in vascular compromise.
		Ice, analgesia, and a double sugar-tong splint with the wrist in 15 degrees flexion and 15 degrees ulnar deviation are appropriate initial treatment for this group of patients.
	www.emedmag.com /html/pre/cov/covers/051504.asp (4759 words)

	Splint - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Splint (programming tool), a tool for checking computer programs
		Splint (medicine), a medical device for the immobilisation of limbs or spine
		This is a disambiguation page — a list of articles associated with the same title.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Splint (85 words)

	Wrist splint for carpal tunnel syndrome, Eastern Carolina
		A wrist splint is a fingerless glovelike brace that stabilizes your wrist in a straight, yet slightly bent-back position.
		Wearing a wrist splint minimizes pressure on the median nerve and allows you a period of "relative rest" from movements that worsen carpal tunnel syndrome.
		A wrist splint is not a substitute for good workplace design and proper body mechanics.
	www.uhseast.com /169280.cfm (268 words)

	Resource Library: Find information on How to make a splint at MerckSource
		A splint is a device used for holding a part of the body stable and motionless to prevent pain and further injury.
		The purpose of a splint is to protect a wounded body part from further damage until you get medical help.
		Commercial splints are often used to immobilize a body part in the treatment of various disorders.
	www.mercksource.com /pp/us/cns/cns_hl_adam.jspzQzpgzEzzSzppdocszSzuszSzcnszSzcontentzSzadamzSzencyzSzarticlezSz000040zPzhtm (619 words)

	eMedicine - Fractures, Ankle : Article by Federico E Vaca, MD, FACEP (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Ankle splints are commercially available or may be constructed by sandwiching 10-12 layers of plaster between 4 sheets of cotton padding.
		Extend the splint from the metatarsal heads along the posterior surface of the leg to the level of the fibular head.
		Splinting of a fracture with bulky padding (eg, Jones dressing) is indicated when immobilization and compression are needed but swelling is expected to progress.
	www.emedicine.com /emerg/topic188.htm (5010 words)

	CJEM \| JCMU 2004; 6(6):397-401 :: Pediatric EM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Splinting in the ED with primary care follow-up appears to be a reasonable management strategy for these fractures.
		This challenges the notion that casts are superior to splints in the immobilization of pediatric wrist buckle fractures.
		In another study involving 87 patients immobilized in a splint for 3 weeks following a buckle fracture of the wrist, a comparison was made between one group who removed the splint at home and another group who had their splint removed under physician supervision in a clinic.
	www.caep.ca /004.cjem-jcmu/004-00.cjem/vol-6.2004/v66.397-401.htm (2613 words)

	Orthopedic FAQs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		If a physician personally applies and adequately documents the application of a splint or strap then a splint/strap application procedure code may be utilized.
		CPT 21310 is a restorative procedure for a presumably stable, non-displaced nasal fracture, where no physical manipulation of the nasal bone or stabilization of the fracture (e.g., splint, skeletal fixation) is necessary.
		CPT 21315 presumes manipulation of the fractured bone (e.g., using nasal elevators or forceps) to achieve proper alignment; and, once the bones are realigned, the fracture does not require additional stabilization.
	www.acep.org /webportal/PracticeResources/IssuesByCategory/Reimbursement/FAQs/ROrthopedicFAQs.htm?SetText=big (834 words)

	A practical splint: Newspaper spica for limb immobilization - DVM
		This method was exemplified during times of war when the Trueta plaster splint that was first used in the combat-field hospital setting for immobilizing and primary treatment of open fractures in 1938.
		Indications The newspaper spica is used best as a temporary splint for the emergency immobilization of humeral, proximal radial and ulnar, femoral and tibial fractures; immobilizing the joints associated with these skeletal structures (scapulohumeral and elbow joints, stifle); or for immobilizing associated soft tissues (ligaments, tendons or muscles).
		A simple newspaper splint was applied to the lateral aspect of the injury to provide support to the soft tissues and fracture while the radiographs were taken.
	www.dvmnewsmagazine.com /dvm/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=21751 (1211 words)

	eMedicine - Upper Limb Orthotics : Article by Ramon S Lansang, Jr, MD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The MP extension splint has the same mechanism as the MP flexion splint; however, it is placed on the dorsal side and serves mainly as a splint in patients with weak wrist extensors and for traction of MP flexion contractures.
		The wrist driven flexor hinge splint has a design that includes a MP spring-activated ratchet lock that functions to sustain the pinch after the wrist relaxes.
		Medicine is a constantly changing science and not all therapies are clearly established.
	www.emedicine.com /pmr/topic171.htm (1949 words)

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		Flexible removable flexion block splint was given to patient with instructions to apply gentle pressure several times daily, correcting flexion contracture 8.
		Early dislocation reduction & splinting is preferred to avoid healing/scarring of the volar plate in a non-functional position 2.
		Small avulsion fleck fracture from the volar lip of the base of the middle phalangeal segment at PIP still remaining attached to the volar plate often is present with PIP dorsal dislocations as in this case — & typically is clinically insignificant to the healing process 3.
	www.amssm.org /2004AnnualMeeting/Cases/REDLICHCASEPOSTER.doc (705 words)

	Horses Dacor - Boots
		Sports Medicine boots made by Professional Choice for preventive maintenance and tendon and ligament support.
		Splint boots, heavy 5/16 in neoprene, velcro closures, leather-wear patches.
		Splint boots, same as 03-101-1 (above) but longer, to fit on rear legs.
	www.horsesdacor.com /HorsesDacor/catalog/Boots.shtml (517 words)

	Wilderness Survival: Basic Survival Medicine - Bone and Joint Injury
		Follow the guidelines for immobilization, and set and splint the fracture.
		The signs and symptoms of a fracture are pain, tenderness, discoloration, swelling deformity, loss of function, and grating (a sound or feeling that occurs when broken bone ends rub together).
		Using available material (vines, cloth, rawhide), tie the splint around the upper portion of the body and down the length of the broken leg.
	www.wilderness-survival.net /medicine-4.php (938 words)

	Spiro Elbow Splint
		Even players who have not experienced tennis elbow, as well as beginning players, may wear the splint as a preventive device.
		The splint utilizes individually tightened loop lock Velcro closures at the wrist and forearm to secure and support the forearm muscles.
		The alloy bar secured to the wrist and forearm closures prevents them from slipping during play and reduces the vibration from the off-center hits.
	www.holabirdsports.com /cgi-bin/product?product=081105 (113 words)

	Night Splint
		A prospective randomized study of 116 patients with plantar fasciitis was performed to determine the effectiveness of adjuvant night splint therapy in relieving the acute symptoms of plantar fasciitis.
		No splints were used in either group for the final 4 months of the study.
		Response to splinting did not correlate with foot type, degree of obesity, or the presence of heel spur on radiographs.
	heelspurs.com /a/ns/journal_articles.html (1325 words)

	Cramer® Mark 1 Articulating Splint (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Quickly and accurately creates splint shape to match even the most angulated fracture or dislocation.
		Employs three hinged members which allow splint to pivot or rotate in three dimensions.
		Joints can be articulated in precise 10 degree increments so the splint can be used for rehabilitation.
	www.medcosupply.com /List/Product.asp?Leaf_Id=80044 (102 words)

	Slishman Splint Home Page
		Initially intended only for femoral traction, the Slishman Splint may be used as well for shoulder reductions and recreation, such as skiing, hiking...
		During his emergency medicine residency Sam Slishman invented a splint that optimizes the above parameters, by adding a pulley system to a collapsible ski pole.
		This web site is designed to help our dealers fully understand the splint, and to appropriately instruct their customers.
	www.geocities.com /slishmansplint (182 words)

	Shin Splint Treatment, Shin Splints Cramp, Shin Tendinitis: Goode Wraps
		Shin splint is a common misnomer in sports medicine; Physical Therapists and Medical Doctors seldom use the term.
		Shin splints pain can be due to either problems of the muscles, the bone, or the attachment of the muscle to the bone.
		The term shin splints are not actually a diagnosis as mentioned earlier, but a series of problems causing a typical pain.
	www.200.com /shin.htm (1772 words)

	HorseDiscussion.com - Equestrian Bulletin Board :: View topic - Splints
		And I had just read an article and also read on another board that it is a good idea to use splints on a young horse when you first start to lunge them.
		Splint boots are used to help protect the horse from kicking or hitting their legs.
		If you plan to have your horse wear splints often because you will be doing some equine activity in which splints are advisable, then you may want to get your young horse used to them, early, but that would not involve wearing them much or for long during development.
	www.horsediscussion.com /forum/viewtopic.php?t=129 (1312 words)

	A Randomized Controlled Trial of Removable Splinting vs. Casting in the Management of Wrist Buckle Fractures -- Plint ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		48 randomized to splint and 46 to cast.
		69% and 59% males in the splint and cast groups, respectively.
		Average length of splint use was 13.8 (sd 6.1) days.
	www.aemj.org /cgi/content/abstract/11/5/561 (336 words)

	Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine: Tennis elbow
		These are two common modalities used to increase the thermal temperature of the tissues in order to address both pain and inflammation.
		Occasionally, a tennis elbow splint may be useful to help decrease stress on the elbow throughout daily activities.
		Botanical medicine and homeopathy may also be effective therapies for tennis elbow.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_g2603/is_0001/ai_2603000123 (948 words)

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