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Splinting tips

Postgraduate Medicine, 1989
Both plaster of Paris and fiberglass can be used for temporary or definitive treatment of acute extremity fractures, sprains, and strains. Longitudinal slab splints are appropriate for immobilizing inflamed tendons or joints of the wrist, elbow, and knee. "Sugar-tong" splints work well for humerus, forearm, and ankle fractures or sprains.
Jan P. Silfverskiold, Roger Mann
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Ultrasonographic and electromyographic evaluation of three types of occlusal splints on masticatory muscle activity, thickness, and length in patients with bruxism

Cranio : the journal of craniomandibular practice, 2020
Objective To evaluate occlusal splint type differences in patients with bruxism. Methods Seventeen controls and 51 patients were divided into three subgroups, each assigned to use a different occlusal splint (hard, soft, or semi-soft) for 3 months and ...
B. Akat   +7 more
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Splinting

Dental Clinics of North America, 1987
The definitions of splinting, occlusal trauma, and mobility have been described. The history of splinting as a treatment for periodontal disease has been noted along with the current concepts of the indications and rationale for splinting. Splints have been classified according to their expected length of service: short-term splints, provisional ...
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Catapult splint: A foot dorsiflexion assist splint

Foot and Ankle Surgery, 2011
Loss of dorsiflexion is a common problem in cases where an external fixator or Ilizarov assembly is applied. It results in functional impairment of the foot by affecting the swing phase of gait cycle. We devised a simple dynamic dorsiflexion assist splint for prevention, correction of equinus/cavus deformity and maintenance of normal dorsiflexion of ...
Vineet, Jain   +2 more
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Assessment of Splints Applied for Pediatric Fractures in an Emergency Department/Urgent Care Environment

Journal of pediatric orthopedics, 2019
Background: Fractures are common in the pediatric population. The initial evaluation is rarely by an orthopaedic surgeon, but commonly an emergency room or urgent care center physician/extender.
J. Abzug   +2 more
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The Early Days of Splints and Splinting

Journal of Perioperative Practice, 2011
There can be little doubt that fractures and wounds would have been among the first problems that the healers within primitive communities would have been called upon to treat. Indeed, this has been amply confirmed by anthropologists and archaeologists.
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Impact of soft splints on upper limb spasticity in chronic patients with disorders of consciousness: A randomized, single-blind, controlled trial

Brain Injury, 2015
Objective: To assess the effectiveness of soft splints on spasticity and hand opening in chronic patients with upper limb spasticity and disorders of consciousness (vegetative state/unresponsive wakefulness syndrome-VS/UWS and minimally conscious state ...
A. Thibaut   +7 more
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Fiber Glass Splints

Journal of Periodontology, 1979
Temporary splints to immobilize periodontally diseased teeth were made by fiber glass bonded and attached to the teeth with acid-etch technique with BIS-GMA resin. Twenty-one splints were made. Observation time ranged from 4 to 14 months. During the observation only one splint fractured and was repaired while the others functioned without failure.
J, Friskopp, L, Blomlöf, P O, Söder
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A Nipple Splint

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 1988
An easily constructed, inexpensive splint for postoperative maintenance and protection of corrected flat, depressed, or inverted nipples and the method of its use are described.
C, De Lorenzi, M J, Halls
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HMO Splint

Journal of Hand Therapy, 2000
A, Horan, W, Altman
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