The Air Splint
- 1 May 1974
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Surgery
- Vol. 108 (5) , 746-747
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.1974.01350290108022
Abstract
An air splint of the type used for first aid for fracture was applied immediately following below-knee amputation in six patients. Used in place of a rigid plaster dressing for ten days before converting to a shrinker sock and temporary prosthesis, it allowed control of stump edema, adjustment of external pressure on demand, and inspection of the extremity and operative wound on short notice.Keywords
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