Stader splint

[ stey-der ]

nounMedicine/Medical.

a splint consisting of an adjustable metal rod with a steel pin at either end for insertion in the bone above and below a fracture.

Origin of Stader splint

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Named after Otto Stader, (1894–1962), American veterinary surgeon

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How to use Stader splint in a sentence

That was a Stader splint, and it has been a godsend for small animals and for men, too, for that matter.
Ticktock and Jim | Keith Robertson

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