A splint to be placed on a section of a patients body, that includes a body element having a bearing surface facing the body section, and an outer surface facing away from the bearing surface, formed from a flat, flexible material. The body element includes a first bearing section and a second bearing section arranged in relation to each other at a splint angle. The support body is elongate and has at least two elongate sections arranged at an angle corresponding to the splint angle between the bearing sections of the body element.