When a bodily injury occurs, one of two things can happen. You are going to need either a splint or a cast to help the injured area heal. The need for a sugar tong splint or a cast, however, is going ...

Objective The study examined whether the addition of a night splint to eccentric exercises is beneficial for functional outcome in chronic midportion Achilles tendinopathy. Design One-year follow-up ...

The most common errors were application of the elastic bandage directly to the skin (77 percent), improper positioning (59 percent) and inappropriate splint length (52 percent).

A splint is made up of at least one strip of rigid material placed on the extremity, which is then wrapped with a soft padding followed by an elastic bandage to hold it in place. Splints are used ...

SAN DIEGO — As many as 93% of splints applied to fractures in children at pediatric emergency departments and urgent care centers may be done incorrectly, according to the results of a new study.

Study shows incorrect use of splints causes skin injuries, poor healing in children Date: October 10, 2014 Source: University of Maryland School of Medicine Summary: More than 90 percent of ...