This will be form an excellent splint in most instances. Are special first-aid measures needed in the treatment of compound fractures? - Yes, the wound must be covered with a clean dressing or if none ...

If you realize that you or the injured person has a fracture, the first thing you should do is to call for emergency help. Until help arrives you can administer some first aid to the injured area.

The outlook for shin splints and stress fractures is usually positive, but recovery time and treatment depend on the severity of your injury. Here's what to expect.

For runners, athletes, and other active people, shin splints can be a common soreness or pain that you learn to work through. Stress fractures can have similar signs and symptoms and shin splints, but ...

Clinical Techniques Published: August 2009 External coaptation using a tape splint for treatment of distal pelvic limb fractures in small birds David Eshar & Jeleen A. Briscoe Lab Animal 38, 262 ...

Background: Minimally angulated fractures of the distal radius are common in children and have excellent outcomes. We conducted a randomized controlled trial to determine whether the use of a ...

Unfortunately, in many of these athletes, shin splints can lead to a much more severe and advanced problem: a stress fracture. Some very good athletes have been hampered by this condition.

Shin splints feel simple, but they're a complex signal that your body's support system is overloaded, so here’s what’s really going on.