thomas splint — noun Usage: usually capitalized T Etymology: after Hugh Owen Thomas died 1891 English surgeon : a metal splint for fractures of the arm or leg that consists of a ring at one end to fit around the upper arm or leg and two metal shafts extending… … Useful english 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
Thomas Bond (physician) — Philadelphia portal Thomas Bond (May 2, 1712 – March 26, 1784) was an American physician and surgeon. In 1751 he co founded the Pennsylvania Hospital, the first medical facility in the American colonies, with Benjami … Wikipedia
Thomas sign splint test — Thom·as sign, splint, test (tomґəs) [Hugh Owen Thomas, English orthopedic surgeon, 1834–1891] see under sign, splint, and test … Medical dictionary
Thomas — Hugh Owen, British surgeon, 1834–1891. See T. splint … Medical dictionary
Hugh Owen Thomas — (1834 1891) was a British surgeon. He is considered the father of orthopaedic surgery in Britain.Early lifeHugh descended from a family that had originally been settled in Anglesey by a shipwreck in 1745, where a family tradition of bone setting… … Wikipedia
Hodgen splint — a formerly common leg splint resembling a Thomas splint but with only half a ring … Medical dictionary
Keller-Blake splint — a hinged half ring modification of the Thomas splint for fracture of the femur … Medical dictionary
Traction splint — A traction splint is used to treat severe bone fractures of the femuror Tib Fib area. The use of traction splints by prehospital care providers is designed to reduce the pain of trauma from such fractures and are a near universal piece of… … Wikipedia
Gilmer splint wiring — Gil·mer splint, wiring (gilґmər) [Thomas Lewis Gilmer, American oral surgeon, 1849–1931] see under splint and wiring … Medical dictionary
