10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CALLIPER SPLINT»
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If a calliper-splint has not been employed at the onset of treatment it is better to
apply one as soon as possible, the bed-3plint being more applicable to the early
treatment of fracture of the thighbone than to that of the patella. As soon as the ...
2
Tuberculosis of the Bones and Joints in Children
In this variety .. . fthb cm 't 'd. ground, and as the joint continues to o e oo 0 he
Opposl e 81 6 improve a further stage in the treatment may be reached by the
employment of the Calliper splint. The Calliper Splint.—This splint possesses the
...
... the head, while the fragments are adjusted by extension; the nail is removed
after a month and the case treated as before with plasterspica or Thomas's
calliper splint. (2) FRACTURES or THE Nncx NEAR rrs Basn (partially
extracapsular).
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Liverpool Medico-chirurgical Journal
Mr Thomas's calliper splint was the most effective in the reduction of the deformity
. It was best to proceed very slowly. The method of cure was the reversal of the
process of disease ; it consisted in pressure upon the thickened portion of the ...
5
Injuries and diseases of war
Calliper splint. — The Thomas calliper splint is the standard apparatus used for
this purpose, and is made by fixing the side bars of a straight Thomas splint into
the heel of the boot after cutting them to such a length that a space of J inch is left
...
Great Britain. Army Medical Services, 1918
6
The International text-book of surgery
At first Thomas took the weight off the knee in all cases, but afterward he simply
fixed the joint in synovitis, and eventually found increased use for the calliper
splint in mild cases of capsular arthritis, many cases recovering, after previous
use of ...
John Collins Warren, 1900
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Chronic joint disease: (some preliminary papers)
If the limb is to be straightened at once under an anaesthetic, it is better then to
apply immediately the calliper-splint, which will now be described. The calliper-
splint (fig. 117) is made from the bed-splint by cutting off the lower end of the loop
...
John Ridlon, Sir Robert Jones, 1894
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Deformities, Including Diseases of the Bones and Joints: A ...
At any rate the next step is to substitute the calliper splint for the knee-splint, and
watch carefully for any signs of rotation or fiexion of the joint. If all goes well, the
calliper splint can be jointed opposite the knee, so as to allow limited movement ...
Alfred Herbert Tubby, 1912
9
Manual of Surgery: Volume Second: Extremities-Head-Neck
The old dictum of Nélaton, that the treatment of fracture of the thigh should last for
a hundred days, is a safe working-rule. In fractures of the shaft an ordinary
Thomas' knee splint, or a “walking calliper splint” which is fixed to the heel of the
boot, ...
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The Chambers Dictionary
[Or Kalllopi] calliper* or (tip US ) callper* kafi-etr;, n el compasses with legs
suitable for measuring the inside or outside diameter of bodlei; a calliper splint. -
Sometimes in lint, — Also eairip*r-oompa*M*. n call ipar in paper- making, a
measure ...
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CALLIPER SPLINT»
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While he's been in London, playing Richard III with his left leg encased in a calliper splint, and attending fundraisers such as Elton John's White ... «Evening Standard, Mar 15»
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With his left leg encased in a calliper splint, he still bustles about the stage with ferocious energy. But it is the eyes that one remembers. Michael ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 11»
