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Thomas's splint

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ID 712963 Last modified 30.12.2004
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Domain medical equipment - infrastructure
Thomas splint preferred
  • type of splint used on a fractured femur, with a ring at the top round the thigh, and a bar under the foot at the lower end
  • a convenient orthopaedic splint for immobilizing a fractured femur or tibia; an upper ring immobilizes the apparatus at the groin
Thomas splint preferred

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