title: A comparative study of synthetic cast material strength.
abstract: The strength of five commercially available synthetic orthopedic casting products are discussed. Using three testing designs, significant differences could be consistently determined. These testing methods provide a means of comparing the various casting products on the market. The authors point out that this study was a comparison of ultimate strength only, and did not compare the other characteristics of the products. It also was noted that all these synthetic casting materials were stronger than plaster-of-Paris casting material.
mesh_terms: D002370:Casts, Surgical; D013718:Tensile Strength