[citation needed] These splints were made from materials like, "leaves, reeds, bamboo, and bark padded with linen … [and] copper."

The splint, made up of leather cuffs that were separated by slim wooden slats, worked to repair the fracture and realign the bones.

Around 1000 A.D. the use of Hippocrates' splinting technique using plants, like palm branches and cane halves, continued to be practiced.

[9] In the early 1500s gunpowder was introduced to Europe which caused a serious decline in the market of armor making.

Plaster of Paris, a white powdery substance used mostly for casts and molds in the form of a quick-setting paste with water, began to be used for immobilizing splints.

A famous British Surgeon, Hugh Owen Thomas, created specialty splints that were cheap and best for injuries that were being rehabilitated.

Around 1888, F. Gustav Ernst, a dedicated mechanic, released a book illustrating upper body splints.

In 1899, orthopedic surgeon Alessandro Codivilla followed suit and published a book explaining the importance of using surgical procedures to set up better results using splints.