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Denis Browne Splint-Rings
Image Not Available for Denis Browne Splint-Rings

Denis Browne Splint-Rings

Date1970-1982
Object NameSplint
MediumLeather, aluminium
ClassificationsMedicine and Healthcare
Dimensions31.5cm
AcquisitionKenneth A Webster Nursing Collection.
LocationView by Appointment
Object numberABDMS069192
About MeDesigned by the Australian paediatric surgeon Denis Browne this splint was used in the treatment of Congenital Dislocation of the Hip. The splint held the young child's legs at an extreme angle, the technical term for this is abduction. Holding the patient thus gave the femoral joint the chance to develop healthily.
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