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US MILITARY VINTAGE WWII ERA ARMY HALF RING THOMAS TRACTION LEG THIGH SPLINT
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Description
GENUINE US MILITARY ISSUE / SURPLUSVINTAGE WWII ERA
THOMAS
HALF RING LEG SPLINT
ITEM:
VINTAGE US MILITARY WWII LEG SPLINT
NOMENCLATURE:
SPLINT, ARMY, LEG, HALF-RING
ARMY STOCK NO.:
3750000
NOMENCLATURE 2:
SPLINT, LEG, HALF RING, THOMAS
MANUFACTURER:
ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT COMPANY
PLACE of MFR:
BOURBON, IN – MADE IN THE USA
STOCK NO.:
NS-3
ALSO PART OF:
US MILITARY WWII – SPLINT SET
SPLINT SET STOCK NO.:
9781500
SPLINT TYPE:
TRACTION
ITEM MATERIAL:
3/16” INCH SURGICAL BRACE AND INSTRUMENTS STEEL
TOTAL LENGTH:
45” – TOP BENT AT HINGE
47” – TOP NOT BENT AT HINGE
ABOUT THE THOMAS LEG SPLINT:
CREATED BY DR. HUGH OWEN THOMAS EARLY IN THE 20TH CENTURY, THE THOMAS HALF-RING TRACTION SPLINT WAS DESIGNED TO IMMOBILIZE AND TREAT FEMORAL FRACTURES. EARLY IN ITS USE, IT PREVENTED MANY FATALITIES, PARTICULARLY DURING WORLD WAR I.
LATER, IN THE 1970s, ITS USE WAS ADAPTED TO PREVENT ADDITIONAL INJURIES WHILE TRANSPORTING A PATIENT, A VARIATION OF WHICH IS STILL IN USE TODAY.