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US MILITARY VINTAGE WWII ERA ARMY THOMAS LEG SPLINT IMPROVED FOOT SUPPORT REST
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Description
GENUINE US MILITARY ISSUE / SURPLUSVINTAGE WWII ERA
THOMAS
LEG SPLINT FOOT BASE
ITEM:
VINTAGE US MILITARY WWII LEG SPLINT FOOT SUPPORT BASE
NOMENCLATURE:
SPLINT SUPPORT AND FOOT REST, IMPROVED
ARMY STOCK NO.:
37515, 37517
MANUFACTURER:
ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT COMPANY
PLACE of MFR:
BOURBON, IN – MADE IN THE USA
STOCK NO.:
3-725-500
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:
16”
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.