FANON
\fˈanɒn], \fˈanɒn], \f_ˈa_n_ɒ_n]\
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A splint of a particular shape, employed in fractures of the thigh and leg to keep the bones in contact. The Fanons were divided into true and false. The true consists of a cylinder of straw, strongly surrounded with a cord or riband, in the centre of which a stick is usually placed to ensure its solidity. The false consists of a thick piece of linen, made flat like a compress, and folded at the extremities. It was placed between the fractured limb and the true fanon. The Drop-fanon is a large piece of common cloth placed between the fractured limb, in which the fanon or lateral splints are rolled.
By Robley Dunglison