Footnotes

• Contributors The technique was refined by AG and DJS. The article concept conceived by JS, AG and DJS. Literature was reviewed by JS. Splint application/demonstration/photography was conducted by JS, AG and DJS. The article was written and refined by JS and reviewed/edited by AG and DJS. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

• Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

• Competing interests None declared.

• Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; internally peer reviewed.