Plaster casts could become a thing of the past thanks to a new technique which locks broken bones together. The procedure, developed by orthopaedic surgeons, could also avoid scarring of the skin ...

Background: Up to 30% of patients suffer from long-term functional restrictions following conservative treatment of distal radius fractures. Whether duration of cast immobilisation influences ...

Case 3. E. C., a 76-year-old woman, received on September 23, 1942, a McMurray osteotomy for a painful, non functioning, nonunited fracture of the right hip. A plaster--of-Paris spica fixation was ...

Image caption, Thanks to Anne's pioneering work at the SRA, plaster casts are still used to treat broken bones today. Like papier maché it is lightweight and can be x-rayed. Although plaster of ...