splint

Example Sentences

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Jones survived the strongest hurricane in Jamaican history while he was injured, wearing a homemade splint on his right leg from a fracture he suffered during a biking accident before Melissa hit.

From BBC • Nov. 2, 2025

The shelter found specialists in Iowa who were able to splint Lola-Pearl’s legs as an attempt to save them, but they decided her left hind leg needed to be amputated.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 20, 2023

A procedure called arthrodesis will be attempted, which essentially makes the affected area immobile, much like if you were to put a permanent splint or cast on a person.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2023

At one point in the second quarter Herbert had the splint ripped off his fractured left middle finger.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2023

All around him, trees shot out hardwood limbs that he could tape to the broken pieces as a splint.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker