splint (splint)
Denis Browne splint
1. a rigid or flexible appliance for fixation of displaced or movable parts. 
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Splints: (A), Denis Browne splint; (B), Thomas knee splint.
2. the act of fastening or confining with such an appliance.
airplane splint one which holds the splinted limb suspended in the air.
anchor splint one for fracture of the jaw, with metal loops fitting over the teeth and held together by a rod.
Angle's splint one for fracture of the mandible.
Balkan splint see under frame.
coaptation splints small splints adjusted about a fractured limb for the purpose of producing coaptation of fragments.
Denis Browne splint a splint consisting of a pair of metal foot splints joined by a cross bar; used in talipes equinovarus.
dynamic splint a supportive or protective apparatus which aids in initiation and performance of motion by the supported or adjacent parts.
functional splint dynamic s.
shin splints strain of the flexor digitorum longus muscle occurring in athletes, marked by pain along the shin bone.
Thomas splint a leg splint consisting of two rigid rods attached to an ovoid ring that fits around the thigh; it can be combined with other apparatus to provide traction.
Den·is Browne splint (d n  s broun)n. A light aluminum splint applied to the lateral aspect of the leg and foot, used for clubfoot. |
Denis Browne splint
Etymology: Denis J.W. Browne, twentieth-century Australian surgeon
a splint for the correction of clubfoot, composed of a curved bar attached to the soles of a pair of high-topped shoes. The splint is equipped with wing nuts to allow individual abduction of each foot. The splint is commonly applied nightly in late infancy after casting and manipulation have effectively reduced the deformity.
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