splint
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“It wasn’t pleasant. It wasn’t great. We’ll see what it is,” said Stafford, who was not wearing a brace or splint.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2026
He wanted to keep playing, though, so trainers applied a splint that was essentially a popsicle stick.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025
Jones survived the strongest hurricane in Jamaican history while he was injured, wearing a homemade splint on his right leg from a fracture he suffered during a biking accident before Melissa hit.
From BBC • Nov. 2, 2025
In an interview for Saga magazine, he revealed he was still recovering from the experience, with his neck in a brace and right hand in a splint.
From BBC • Aug. 21, 2024
Once before, in first aid practice, she’d splinted a fake broken leg for another camper, but she never imagined she’d have to make a splint for herself.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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