The earliest methods of holding a reduced fracture involved using splints.

The Ancient Egyptians used wooden splints made of bark wrapped in linen.

I blurted out, 'Doctor Reid, could I try to see if I could stop the disease without using splints or operating?'

People who cannot actively move one or more joints can do exercises using braces or splints.

Test the gas you collected using wooden splints, coffee stirrers or large matches.

Resting the area and using splints.

But there is not much evidence that using splints or stretching the fingers helps.

Maine and Great Lakes tribes use black ash splints.

In northwestern Mexico, the Seri people continue to "sew" baskets using splints of the limberbush plant, Jatropha cuneata.

This may include using splints to stabilize the toe, a short leg cast, or a brace.