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a rectangular frame attached to and overhanging a bed; particularly useful in allowing bedridden patients to move more effectively and for attachment of splints. Called also Balkan splint.Medical dictionary. 2011.
balkan frame — noun Usage: usually capitalized B Etymology: from the Balkan countries, where it was first used : a frame employed in the treatment of fractured bones of the leg or arm that provides overhead weights and pulleys for suspension, traction, and… … Useful english dictionary
Balkan frame — an overhead frame, fastened to a bed, from which a splinted, fractured leg or arm is suspended and held in traction. [1925 30; so called because first used in the BALKAN MOUNTAINS] * * * … Universalium
Balkan frame splint — Bal·kan frame, splint (bawlґkən) [Balkan countries, where first used] see under frame and splint … 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
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beam — 1. Any bar whose curvature changes under load; in dentistry, frequently used instead of “bar.” 2. A collimated emission of light or other radiation, such as an x ray b.. [O.H.G. Boum] Balkan b. SYN: Balkan frame. cantilever b. in dentistry, a b.… … 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
