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Thomas splint, 1918 (c)
The Thomas splint, named after the Welsh surgeon Hugh Owen Thomas, was introduced in 1915 and drastically cut the numbers of British soldiers dying from broken femurs during World War One (1914-1918).
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 2014-01-16-1
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Conflict in Europe gallery
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=2014-01-16-1