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SynthesisAnnals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England2024

Environmentally friendly splints for limb immobilisation: a systematic review.

J A Mawhinney, Sjm Parker, A Selby, N A Johnson

Abstract readSystematic Review
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Synthesis in Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

J A MawhinneyPulvertaft Hand Centre, Royal Derby Hospital, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust, UK.
Sjm ParkerPulvertaft Hand Centre, Royal Derby Hospital, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust, UK.
A SelbyPulvertaft Hand Centre, Royal Derby Hospital, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust, UK.
N A JohnsonPulvertaft Hand Centre, Royal Derby Hospital, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust, UK.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionClimate change is estimated to be the biggest global health threat of the 21

methodsThe AMED (Allied and Complementary Medicine Database), CINAHL

resultsSix papers met the inclusion criteria, all investigating one particular splint material (Woodcast

conclusionsThere is limited research assessing 'green' splints in practice although the data suggest similarity with existing materials and no substantial safety concerns. Further scrutiny of the clinical effectiveness and environmental credentials of such splints is also required.

Indexed as

SplintsHumansImmobilizationbiodegradableecologicalenvironmentally friendlylimbsplintsWoodcast

Identifiers

PMID38787306
PMCPMC11214855

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