Plaster of Paris – The fading art
Journal Title: Orthopaedic Journal of M. P. Chapter - Year 2017, Vol 23, Issue 2
Abstract
The treatment of fractures has gone through a drastic change since it’s inception. With development of modern orthopaedics and technological advancements, non-operative treatment is escaping out of armamentarium of orthopaedic surgeons. As the number of plaster of treatments have gone down drastically the residents in the teaching hospitals are not getting exposure to the art and science of plaster treatment. One of the earliest descriptions of casting material was by Hippocrates in 350 BC. He wrote about wrapping injured limbs in bandages soaked in wax and resin [1]. Egyptians were using self-setting bandages, probably derived from those used by the embalmers [2]. Arab physician Rhazes Athuriscus. El Zahrawi (960-1013 AD), described the use of both clay gum mixtures and flour and egg white as casting materials. Starch based casts appear to have been the standard treatment with only minor changes until the beginning of the 19th century with only a few minor changes [3]. In the 18th century, Henri François Le Dran used to soak his bandages with egg white, vinegar and clay powder or plaster [4]. Larrey’s modification was adopted from Don Eugenio de la Penna who bandaged the fracture with linen that had first been moistened with Camphor spirit, egg whites and lead-acetate [5]. Baron Louis Joseph G Seutin (1793-1862) became famous for inventing starch bandages known as “La Bandage Immobile” or “L’Appareil Amidonnee” that consisted of strips of linen or bandages and carton splints, soaked in starch and wrapped around the limb [5,6].
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Ashish Gohiya
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