Pressures generated in the thigh muscles and under the thigh cast of an uninjured subject wearing a cast-brace.
Intrinsic pressures within the thigh muscles of a normal subject were recorded with the subject in five different postures before and after application of a cast-brace. The extrinsic pressures between the plaster cast and the underlying skin also were recorded. The intrinsic muscle pressures were significantly increased when the cast-brace was applied.
D001915:Braces; D002370:Casts, Surgical; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007870:Leg Length Inequality / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008297:Male; D009132:Muscles / Q000502:physiology*; D011187:Posture; D011312:Pressure; D013848:Thigh / Q000502:physiology*