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Splint Device

Known as: Splint, Splints 
Rigid or flexible appliances that are used to maintain a displaced or movable part in position, or to maintain the position of and protect an injured… 
National Institutes of Health

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Application of splintMicrobiologicalStent, devicestandards characteristics

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Dynamic splintsOcclusal SplintsSPLINT, TRACTIONStatic Splints

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Orthotic DevicesOrthotic Devices (procedure)immobilizer

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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Design, Implementation and Clinical Tests of a Wire-Based Robot for Neurorehabilitation
This paper presents the development of and clinical tests on NeReBot (NEuroREhabilitation roBOT): a three degrees-of-freedom (DoF… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Clinical feasibility of computer-aided surgical simulation (CASS) in the treatment of complex cranio-maxillofacial deformities.
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
The effect of oral splint devices on sleep bruxism: a 6-week observation with an ambulatory electromyographic recording device.
This study investigated the effect of stabilization splint (SS) and palatal splint (PS), which had the same design as SS except… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
A 5-year prospective randomized clinical trial on the influence of splinted and unsplinted oral implants retaining a mandibular overdenture: prosthetic aspects and patient satisfaction.
Prosthetic outcome and patient satisfaction were evaluated in order to investigate whether there is a need or advantage to splint… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Blood loss after total knee replacement. Effects of tourniquet release and continuous passive motion.
We prospectively studied the cases of 121 patients who were being operated on for insertion of a unilateral total knee prosthesis… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Flexor tendon repair using a "six strand" method of repair and early active mobilisation.
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
The molded polythene splint for mallet finger deformities.
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Some biomechanical aspects of the foot and ankle in athletes with and without shin splints
Thirteen adult male athletes (long-distance runners and orienteerers without foot problems) and 35 male ath letes with shin… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
The effect of splinting upon periodontal healing after replantation of permanent incisors in monkeys
The effect of splinting upon periodontal healing after replantation was studied in 21 green Vervet monkeys (Cercopithecus… 
Highly Cited
1956
Highly Cited
1956
Measurement of Stress in Mastication. II
THE method for recording masticatory forces described in 19531 was not considered satisfactory as it stood, since it only… 
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