Abstract Evaluation of body composition is an important part of assessing nutritional status
and provides prognostically useful data and an opportunity to monitor the effects of nutrition …

Immobilization material has slowly revolutionized since 3000 BCE from traditional plaster to
modern day synthetic casting tape, including other sustainable immobilization material. This …

Patients of all ages present to the Emergency Department (ED) with fractures that require
immobilization using a cast. Various casting materials are used, all with advantages and …

Objectives To (1) report a modified transfixation pin cast technique, using dorsal
recumbency for fracture reduction, distal positioning of the pins in the epiphysis and distal …

AIM To determine if complete, split casts and backslabs [plaster of Paris (POP) and
fiberglass] generate different intracast pressures and pain. METHODS Increased swelling …

Introduction Although conservative treatment with circular plaster cast is the most commonly
used method in distal radius fractures, the best method to apply it remains unclear. Material …

Aim: To assess the physical and mechanical properties of plaster of Paris (POP) bandage
cast used as a splinting and casting materials. Materials and Methods: POP casts were …

Abstract By applying Axiomatic Design, a Smart Medical Cast was developed to provide
patients, who are suffering from forearm fractures, with a personalized healing process. The …

Methods: Two standardized cylindrical cast model sizes were used to simulate forearm and
short leg casts (core diameter: 60 mm, 100 mm) with 2 different casting techniques (non …

The chapter is divided into sections on casts, transfixation casts and external fixation
devices. Information on cast materials is given and applications, including site‐specific …