Splinting is the application of a rigid or flexible device to hold a displaced or injured body part in place, protecting it and restricting its motion while it heals. It is used for injuries not severe enough to need full immobilization, such as some fractures, sprains and tendon injuries, to support a joint while a patient awaits orthopedic treatment, or to relieve pain in a damaged joint. A splint may be static, preventing all motion, or dynamic, allowing some controlled movement, and is typically quick to apply, combining a flexible material with a firm supporting structure fastened with buckles or hook and loop straps.
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In Group: Splints, Casts, Orthoses and Prostheses, Introduction, sentence 1Quote, In Group: Splints, Casts, Orthoses and Prostheses, Introduction, sentence 1
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 part" or as "a rigid or flexible material used to protect, immobilize, or restrict motion in a part".
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