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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