title: Plastering: a combination of old and new.
abstract: This study compares the standard plaster-of-Paris cast (Gypsona) with a combination case consisting of plaster-of-Paris covered with a double layer of a polymer casting bandage (Baycast). Thirteen subjects were studied. Each wore concurrently a standard plaster on one leg and a combination plaster on the other. Weight bearing was commenced immediately after application and continued for 8 hours, when they were removed for examination. All the standard plasters cracked, but only one of the combination plasters, and this was due to a technical error.
mesh_terms: D001458:Bandages; D002133:Calcium Sulfate; D002370:Casts, Surgical; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D011108:Polymers
chemical_list: D011108:Polymers; D002133:Calcium Sulfate