'Exeter' type splint

Made:
1980 in London
'Exeter' type splint

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'Exeter' type splint
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'Exeter' type splint, for radial palsy of the right hand by Remploy Ltd., 415 Edgware Road, Cricklewood, London, England, 1980, catalogue number OA 90/1.

Details

Category:
Orthopaedics
Object Number:
1981-54
Materials:
steel, foam and plastic
Measurements:
length 266 mm
width 94 mm
depth 110 mm
type:
splints
credit:
Remploy Ltd. (Orthopaedic Division)

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