Talk:Splint (medicine)

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I referenced the "Orthopedic Cast" page, to view the formatting, as it is similar to a splint. The article is a highly developed article. I also completely redid the "Origins" section and changed the name to "History." The section lacked reputable sources or any citations at all. "Commonly Used Splints" will be changed to "Splint Types" for a more clear organization and academic grammar. In addition to that, splints will be put into sub types for their use on different areas of the body. I suggest ridding of the "Uses" category or merging it with "Splint Types", as it doesn't talk about how splints are used but how medical personnel use them.The contents table has been modified to fit the new organization. I would also suggest adding more types of splints and organizing a table to the areas of the body the splints are used for. I left this for someone who has a better understanding on MERDS. Kaitlyn Esquer (talk) 03:25, 15 April 2019 (UTC)

Splints made by occupational therapists are not just static splints, there is dynamic and functional dynamic also. Occupational therapist can make any type of splints (made from thermoplastic material) for the upper & lower extremities. Occupational therapist are treained to prescribe and fabricate a wide variety of splint and are able of recommending wearing schedules and limb positions in accurate degrees. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.173.216.142 (talk) 20:22, 20 March 2009 (UTC)

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Merging

There was some merging in 2014 and there needs to be more.

• Spica splint (2006 ) is a type of splint and the article has no references.
• Buddy wrapping (2006) is a finger splint with one reference.

These two articles are not more than definitions and can be merged to Splint (medicine). Otr500 (talk) 01:44, 23 October 2017 (UTC)

Redirects are fine, but the references are sometimes left behind that support the content that was merged. See below. Best Regards, Barbara (WVS) ✐  ✉ 12:04, 5 January 2018 (UTC)

According to A Dictionary of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, splint is an alternative term for orthosis. Merge? Skottniss (talk) 05:21, 1 June 2018 (UTC)

Sources

• "Craven & Hirnle's Nursing Procedures and Fundamentals Online". Wolters-Kluver. Retrieved 2018-01-05. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
• Malone, Daniel Joseph; Lindsay, Kathy Lee Bishop (2006). Physical Therapy in Acute Care: A Clinician's Guide. SLACK Incorporated. ISBN 9781556425349.
• Polansky, Robin. "Finger Dislocation Joint Reduction". emedicine.medscape.com. Medscape. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
• Kulkarni, Rick. "Volar splinting". emedicine.medscape.com. Medscape. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
• Kalkarni, Rick. "Thumb Spica Splinting". emedicine.medscape.com. Medscape. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
• Meals, Clifton. "Sugar-Tong Forearm Splinting". emedicine.medscape.com. Medscape. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
• https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/80165-overview
• https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/85224-treatment

Barbara (WVS) ✐  ✉ 12:00, 5 January 2018 (UTC)

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