splint
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"I've never experienced such terrible pain in my life. I made a splint and crutches out of wood," he writes.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
Vanderbilt had his finger taped and had a splint on the finger after the game.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
“From my understanding, it’s basically making sure basically the tissue is healed enough. We’re obviously going to splint him, but making sure the tissue is healed enough to protect his skin barrier.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
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
I went in and found Rufus in bed with his leg sandwiched between the two boards of a wooden splint and held straight by a device of rope and cast iron.
From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler
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