Scoop-shaped forearm splint consists of black leather covered dense paper fabricated core with interior lined in brown silk velvet; two sets of adjustable black leather straps held in place by loops attached to exterior support the cast and join via buckles to a leather neck strap.
Scoop-shaped forearm splint consists of black leather covered dense paper fabricated core with interior lined in brown silk velvet; two sets of adjustable black leather straps held in place by loops attached to exterior support the cast and join via buckles to a leather neck strap.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Dr. John E. Roddick donated this item to the Faculty of Medicine, Queen's University.
Leather straps have red rot; leather on cast is deteriorating with loose and missing areas of leather, especially along edge trim
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Document
Reference Comments
Joseph Hanaway. Roddick, Sir Thomas George. Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. April 15, 2010.
Research Facts
Dr. John E. Roddick, Queen's University (Class of 1938). Purchase invoice is numbered 997002453. This type of splint holds forearm from elbow to wrist in a rigid case, moulded to the contours of the forearm. Item purchased by Mr. John E. Roddick of Lyndhurst, Ontario, and prescribed by Dr. Thomas (later Sir Thomas) Roddick, Montreal. Dr. Thomas Roddick was a prominent surgeon, Dean of Medicine at McGill and Member of Parliament. Roddick promoted a "Bill" that became known as the "Roddick Bill (1902)", officially called the Canada Medical Act establishing the Medical Council of Canada to register all medical graduates in the country.