Balkan frame splint
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Balkan frame — Bal·kan frame bȯl kən n a frame employed in the treatment of fractured bones of the leg or arm that provides overhead weights and pulleys for suspension, traction, and continuous extension of the splinted fractured limb * * * a rectangular frame … Medical dictionary
splint — 1. An appliance for preventing movement of a joint or for the fixation of displaced or movable parts. 2. The s. bone, or fibula. [Middle Dutch splinte] acid etch cemented s. a s. of heavy wire which is cemented to the labial surfaces of … Medical dictionary
frame — A structure made of parts fitted together. Balkan f. an overhead f., supported on uprights attached to the bedposts or to a separate stand, from which a splinted limb is slung in the treatment of fracture or joint disease. SYN: Balkan beam,… … Medical dictionary
Balkan splint — see under frame … Medical dictionary
