Us Military Vintage Wwii Era Army Half Ring Thomas Traction Leg Thigh Splint

Us Military Vintage Wwii Era Army Half Ring Thomas Traction Leg Thigh Splint

Us Military Vintage Wwii Era Army Half Ring Thomas Traction Leg Thigh Splint

Us Military Vintage Wwii Era Army Half Ring Thomas Traction Leg Thigh Splint

Us Military Vintage Wwii Era Army Half Ring Thomas Traction Leg Thigh Splint

Us Military Vintage Wwii Era Army Half Ring Thomas Traction Leg Thigh Splint

Us Military Vintage Wwii Era Army Half Ring Thomas Traction Leg Thigh Splint

Us Military Vintage Wwii Era Army Half Ring Thomas Traction Leg Thigh Splint

Us Military Vintage Wwii Era Army Half Ring Thomas Traction Leg Thigh Splint

Us Military Vintage Wwii Era Army Half Ring Thomas Traction Leg Thigh Splint

Us Military Vintage Wwii Era Army Half Ring Thomas Traction Leg Thigh Splint

Us Military Vintage Wwii Era Army Half Ring Thomas Traction Leg Thigh Splint

GENUINE US MILITARY ISSUE / SURPLUS. HALF RING LEG SPLINT. VINTAGE US MILITARY WWII LEG SPLINT. SPLINT, ARMY, LEG, HALF-RING. SPLINT, LEG, HALF RING, THOMAS. BOURBON, IN – MADE IN THE USA. US MILITARY WWII – SPLINT SET. SPLINT SET STOCK NO. 3/16 INCH SURGICAL BRACE AND INSTRUMENTS STEEL. 45 – TOP BENT AT HINGE. 47 – TOP NOT BENT AT HINGE. ABOUT THE THOMAS LEG SPLINT. HUGH OWEN THOMAS EARLY IN THE 20TH CENTURY, THE THOMAS HALF-RING TRACTION SPLINT WAS DESIGNED TO IMMOBILIZE AND TREAT FEMORAL FRACTURES. EARLY IN ITS USE, IT PREVENTED MANY FATALITIES, PARTICULARLY DURING WORLD WAR I. LATER, IN THE 1970s, ITS USE WAS ADAPTED TO PREVENT ADDITIONAL INJURIES WHILE TRANSPORTING A PATIENT, A VARIATION OF WHICH IS STILL IN USE TODAY. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\WW II (1939-45)\Original Period Items\United States\Other US WWII Original Items”. The seller is “wardog-surplus” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.
  • FEATURES: PADDED TOP HALF RING HINGED TO SUPPORT THIGH
  • SPLINT SET STOCK PART NUMBER NO.: 9781500
  • PART OF LARGER KIT: US MILITARY WWII – SPLINT SET
  • PLACE of MFR: BOURBON, IN – MADE IN THE USA
  • USED BY: FIELD MEDIC, US NAVY USN CORPSMAN
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • MANUFACTURER: ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT COMPANY CO.
  • ARMY NOMENCLATURE: SPLINT, ARMY, LEG, HALF-RING
  • MANUFACTURER STOCK PART NO.: NS-3
  • US ARMY STOCK NUMBER NO.: 3750000, 37500
  • SPLINT TYPE: IMMOBILIZATION / TRACTION
  • OTHER NOMENCLATURE: SPLINT, LEG, HALF RING, THOMAS
  • MATERIAL: 3/16” INCH SURGICAL BRACE AND INSTRUMENT STEEL
  • ITEM: VINTAGE US MILITARY ARMY USMC LEG SPLINT
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