"Splints" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Rigid or flexible appliances that are used to maintain a displaced or movable part in position, or to maintain the position of and protect an injured part.
| Descriptor ID |
D013165
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.858.442.660.430.750 E07.858.690.725.430.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Static Splints- Static Splints
- Splint, Static
- Splints, Static
- Static Orthoses
- Static Orthose
- Static Splinting
- Splinting, Static
- Static Splint
Dynamic Splints- Dynamic Splints
- Splint, Dynamic
- Splints, Dynamic
- Dynamic Orthoses
- Dynamic Splint
- Dynamic Splinting
- Dynamic Splintings
- Splinting, Dynamic
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Splints" by people in Profiles.
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Initial Cast Correction as a Predictor of Treatment Outcome Success for Infantile Idiopathic Scoliosis. J Pediatr Orthop. 2017 Dec; 37(8):e625-e630.
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Current treatment of de Quervain tendinopathy. J Hand Surg Am. 2013 Nov; 38(11):2247-9; quiz 2250.
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The crooked nasal tip. Facial Plast Surg. 2011 Oct; 27(5):442-55.
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American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons clinical practice guideline on: the treatment of distal radius fractures. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2011 Apr 20; 93(8):775-8.
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Treatment of distal radius fractures. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2010 Mar; 18(3):180-9.
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Splints and casts: indications and methods. Am Fam Physician. 2009 Sep 01; 80(5):491-9.
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Principles of casting and splinting. Am Fam Physician. 2009 Jan 01; 79(1):16-22.
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Congenital ring syndrome with floppy foot drop. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2009 Nov; 62(11):e516-7.
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Treatment of scaphotrapezio-trapezoid arthritis. Hand Clin. 2008 Aug; 24(3):301-6, vii.
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Trigger digits: principles, management, and complications. J Hand Surg Am. 2006 Jan; 31(1):135-46.