Find out what you need to know about splints, and discover the pros, cons ... Your joint may become stiff after being held still in a splint. Burns. Fiberglass and plaster splints can cause heat ...

There are two main types of cast, known as plaster casts and synthetic casts. We’ll go over the pros and cons of both types and explain where splints come into the picture.

Splints can be made with plaster of Paris as well - sort of half a cast - so patients can have some of the advantages of a splint without paying for a prefabricated one, he said.

Removable splints and plaster casts appears to be equally safe and effective for treating minor "buckle" wrist fractures in children, British researchers report in a new review of studies. However ...

The wrist is supported by a light dorsal plaster splint in slight dorsiflexion. In other words, the hand is immobilized in a position of function where any permanent limitation of motion will ...

The “Stader reduction splint” was devised in 1931 by Veterinary Otto Stader (of Ardmore, Pa.) because his canine patients gnawed plaster casts off their legs.