| Denis Browne splint | A light aluminum splint applied to the lateral aspect of the leg and foot; used for clubfoot. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Browne, Sir Denis John | <person> British surgeon, *1892. See: Denis Browne's pouch, Denis Browne splint. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Denis Browne's pouch | A pocket formed between Scarpa's and external oblique fascia adjacent to external inguinal ring; a common lodging site for undescended testes (as in cryptorchism). Synonym: superficial inguinal pouch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Crichton-Browne | Sir James, English physician, 1840-1938. See: Crichton-Browne's sign. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Crichton-Browne's sign | <clinical sign> A slight tremor at the angles of the mouth and at the outer canthus of each eye in general paresis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Burkitt, Denis | <person> 20th century British physician in Uganda, died 1993. See: Burkitt's lymphoma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Poisson, Simeon Denis | <person> French mathematician, 1781-1840. See: Poisson distribution, Poisson-Pearson formula. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Leigh, Denis | <person> British psychiatrist, *1915. See: Leigh's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acid etch cemented splint | A splint of heavy wire which is cemented to the labial surfaces of teeth with any of the acid etch cement techniques; used to stabilise traumatically displaced or periodontally diseased teeth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| active splint | A splint utilizing springs or elastic bands that aids in movements initiated by the patient by controlling the plane and range of motion. Synonym: active splint, functional splint. (05 Mar 2000) |
| airplane splint | A complicated splint that holds the arm in abduction at about shoulder level with the forearm midway in flexion, generally with an axillary strut for support. (05 Mar 2000) |
| air splint | A plastic splint inflated by air used to immobilise part or all of an extremity. Synonym: inflatable splint. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anchor splint | A splint used for fracture of the jaw, with wires around teeth and a rod to hold it in place. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Anderson splint | A skeletal traction splint with pins inserted into proximal and distal ends of a fracture; reduction is obtained by an external plate attached to the pins. (05 Mar 2000) |
| backboard splint | A board splint with slots for fixation by straps; shorter ones are used for neck injuries, longer ones for back injuries. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Balkan splint | An overhead frame, 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. Synonym: Balkan beam, Balkan splint. (05 Mar 2000) |