Forty-six children wore the splint, and 50 wore a cast. At 6 weeks, the mean Activities Scale for Kids was 92.8 for those who wore a splint and 91.4 for the cast group.

Often, once the cast is removed, a removable half-cast or splint is applied. This allows the injured part to be washed and exercised several times a day without the splint and then reapplied.

NEW YORK – A splint may work just as well as a cast in helping children with non-severe wrist fractures heal, a study published Tuesday suggests. The findings, researchers say, should encourage ...

A younger person may need to wear the splint for 6 weeks, while an older one usually wears one for 3 weeks. Your treatment plan depends on the severity of your boutonniere deformity.

ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina will try to play in the NL Division Series while wearing a splint to protect his injured left thumb. Molina, a seven-time All-Star widely ...

Other area children’s hospitals — Cardinal Glennon Children’s Medical Center and Mercy Children’s St. Louis — are also overwhelmingly opting for splints instead of casts.

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 ...