Finger splint, England, 1960-1980

Finger splint device Finger splint device

Creative Commons LicenseThis image is released under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Licence

Buy this image as a print 

Buy

License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library

License

Creative Commons LicenseThis image is released under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Licence

Buy this image as a print 

Buy

License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library

License

Finger splint device
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Finger splint device
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Finger splint device, to maintain the finger in an extended position, from the Lord Mayor Treloar Orthopaedic Hospital, Alton, Hampshire, England, 1960-80

Worn on the finger, this splint made from leather reinforced with metal kept the finger in an extended position. Splints are used to prevent bones moving after an accident or through disease and encourage them to grow correctly.

It was used at the Lord Mayor Treloar Orthopaedic Hospital in Alton, Hampshire, England, a hospital set up in 1908 to treat children with a range of orthopaedic conditions and physical disabilities. The hospital combined treatment with education and schooling.

Details

Category:
Orthopaedics
Object Number:
2002-337
Materials:
leather and metal
Measurements:
overall: 90 mm x 27 mm x 50 mm, .02kg
type:
finger and splint
credit:
North Hampshire Hospitals NHS Trust