In the seventeenth century, plaster casts, which were essential sources of inspiration and instruction, became a recurring motif in images Dutch painters’ workspaces, marker both intellectual manual labor. Painters used casts to proclaim their erudite knowledge antiquity Renaissance sculpture that emulated ancient models. Plaster also provided means for ambitious painters communicate personal a...

The aim of this prospective study is to compare the result of treatment in two groups , one group closed intramedullary nailing after reaming with the other group closed reduction followed by plaster casting in the patient having isolated closed diaphyseal tibial fracture in adult. Materials & Methods: All patients with an isolated closed unilateral fracture of the tibial diaphysis, , were eval...

This study investigates the effects of early fitting in trans-tibial amputees. The assumption is that compared to elastic bandaging, the use of a rigid dressing in early fitting will result in quicker wound healing and earlier ambulation. A retrospective file search was carried out in three different hospitals, analysing the time to first prosthesis, the incidence of local and general complicat...

The results of treatment using a locally-designed external fixator in 20 patients are presented. Open fractures were the main indications for external fixation. Pin tract infection occurred in 8 patients. Only 2 patients had unstable fixation which required removal of the device. One third of patients developed malunion exceeding 15 degrees and two thirds had joint stiffness after conversion to...

Acute fractures of the scaphoid were randomly allocated for conservative treatment in a Colles'-type plaster cast with the wrist immobilised in either 20 degrees flexion or 20 degrees extension. The position of the wrist did not influence the rate of union of the fracture (89%) but when reviewed after six months the wrists which had been immobilised in flexion had a greater restriction of exten...

Christersson, A. 2017. Fractures of the distal radius. Factors related to radiographic evaluation, conservative treatment and fracture healing. Digital Comprehensive Summaries of Uppsala Dissertations from the Faculty of Medicine 1290. 124 pp. Uppsala: Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis. ISBN 978-91-554-9796-5. Distal radius fractures (DRFs) are one of the most common injuries encountered in orthop...

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 divided into three Groups A, B and C with 2, 3 and 8 layer for POP bandage, respectively (n=6 in each group). Handling characters, technical easiness or difficulties, setting time, weight, diameter and thickness of the cast...