Plaster of Paris as bone substitute in spinal surgery

Plaster of Paris

Paris (CaS04)2H20. Excessive heat convey it into anhydrous calcium sulphate CaB^< which takes up water very slowly and does D?. harden and set. 2CaS04.2H20 = (CaSW 2H20+3H20. (CaS04)2H20 = 2CaS 04H2U, Commercial plaster of Paris is manufacture from impure gypsum and therefore contains tn impurities present in the gypsum such as alum10^ iron, silicates, carbonates, lime, etc., which be recognize...

Potential applications of synthetic bioceramic bone graft substitute in spinal surgery

Correspondence: Dr. Andrea Barbanera, Dipartimento di Neurochirurgia, Presidio Ospedaliero SS. Antonio e Biagio, via Venezia 16, 15121 Alessandria (AL), Italy, ph. ph. +39-(0)131-206490, e-mail: [email protected] Progress in Neuroscience 2013; 1 (1-4): 97-104. ISSN: 2240-5127 Article received: 19 April 2013. doi: 10.14588/PiN.2013.Barbanera.97 Copyright © 2013 by new Magazine edizioni s...

Plaster of Paris in the Treatment of Wounds and Fractures

The Use of Bone Graft Substitute in Hand Surgery

Bone defects are a very common problem in hand surgery, occurring in bone tumor surgery, in complicated fractures, and in wrist surgery. Bone substitutes may be used instead of autologous bone graft to avoid donor site morbidity. In this article, we will review our experience with the use of Cerament bone void filler (Bonesupport, Lund, Sweden) in elective and trauma hand surgery. A prospective...

Learning surgery in Paris.

did roll up his sleeves.'I By 1890 surgeons and assistants had progressed to freshly laundered gowns (fig 3), Lister had abandoned the spray, and aseptic techniques were being developed. When the new surgical block of the infirmary opened in 1892 the theatre contained a scrub up sink and instrument boiler, but it was still an amphitheatre and surgical lists could not start until the daily lectu...