Introduction: Suicide with plaster is a new and strange way of suicide which has been only committed in Lorestan province and its vicincy out skirts which have been occurred in recent years. Concerning the points of unclear border of this issue charactristics of victims patient's sign and symptoms, management, suitablecuring way, a study case has been done. Materials & Methods: This study co...

Hexcelite and plaster of Paris below-knee walking casts were compared in a controlled clinical trial, involving 82 patients. Fewer bandage complications, problems and better comfort was found with Hexcelite compared to plaster of Paris (P less than 0.05). If all costs relating to materials, transportation, complications and extra visits due to these, were taken into account, plaster of Paris wa...

Calcined gypsum (calcium sul­ phate hemihydrate, CaS04 1/2H20), commonly known as plas­ ter of Paris, is used extensively in forming casts to immobilize parts of the body and for making molds used in the manufacture of orthotic and prosthetic devices. Plaster models and casts have several advantages, and a few disadvantages. Widely available, plaster is inert, sufficiently stable dimensionally,...

Objective: To evaluate the effects of varying numbers of layers of plaster of Paris bandages on the mechanical properties of specimens used on the construction of orthopedic splints. Methods: Rectangular plate-shaped and cylinder-shaped specimens were constructed and assigned to two groups simulating plaster slabs and cast and further divided into six subgroups according to the number of layers...