Thomas Splint Information

The first line management of paediatric femoral fractures is with balanced traction in a Thomas Splint.

Below you will find resources to assist you with this.

The Paediatric Orthopaedic Team have produced an instructional video on how to apply the splint and apply the traction. The video may be found here

In addition there are step-by-step guides available.

How to apply a Thomas Splint & Balanced Traction.

How to apply balanced traction to a Thomas Splint (in units where the balanced traction is applied on the ward after splint application in ED)