OWL: OCOSH Classification/Orthopaedic Equipment/Orthopaedic Fixation Devices/Splints http://www.orthopaedicweblinks.com Internet resources relating to Splints. Rigid or flexible appliances used to maintain in position a displaced or movable part or to keep in place and protect an injured part. <br>MeSH Search Term "Splints"[mesh] <br>ICD-10 Code Z46.7 <br>SNOMED-CT Term Splint, device (physical object) Concept ID: 16650009 en-us Sun Dec 03 2017 07:01:22 GMT Copyright 2005 OWL Inc. orthopaedicweblinks@gmail.com (Christian Veillette) orthopaedicweblinks@gmail.com (OWL Inc.) Plaster of Paris Orthoteers http://www.orthopaedicweblinks.com/Detailed/14390.html Plaster of Paris K Sampathkumar, 2005 <br> * Plaster of Paris is a derivative of Gypsum <br> * Gypsum is a very soft mineral composed of Calcium sulphate dihydrate <br> * Chemical formula for Gypsum CaSO 4 ยท 2H 2 O. <br> * Because the gypsum from the quarries of the Montmartre district of Paris has long furnished burnt gypsum used for various purposes, this material has been called plaster of Paris. 2008-11-20 07:01:22 GMT http://www.orthopaedicweblinks.com/cgi-bin/owl/jump.cgi?ID=14390 Sampathkumar