The origin of the stone industry in Belgium goes back as far Roman occupation. marble industry, with oldest pieces testimony, to 16th century. workshops were located South and even at this period main customers abroad: France, Britain its Empire, States… realization a sculpture natural stone, marble, asks rigor method direct link material because each small modification on is permanent. plaster...

Introduction: The Genu Varum is physiological from birth till the age of two. It is a reel consultation reason for parents who are often worried seeing this deformation that could cause gait disturbances. Materials and methods: We conducted a retrospective study over a period of 5 years on 50 patients who went through a rickety genu varum surgery. The patients were divided into two groups: Grou...

INTRODUCTION Achilles tendon rupture affects over 11 000 people yearly in the UK, and the incidence is increasing. Controversy remains with regard to the best rehabilitation strategy for these patients. In operatively treated patients, functional bracing provides better outcomes compared with plaster casts. However, the role of functional bracing in non-operatively managed patients is unclear. ...

Grip strength during short and sustained maximal voluntary isometric contractions was measured in 28 females and 5 males with displaced Colles' fracture involving the distal radio-ulnar joint. The patients were randomized into two groups, treated either through immobilization with plaster cast or with external fixation. The recovery of isometric grip strength was followed over a two-year period...

Spiral X-ray Computed Tomography (SXCT), Optical Surface Scanning (OSS), and hydrostatic weighing methods were used to measure stump volume of trans-tibial amputees. The precision and accuracy of these methods were assessed in a validation study. A repeated measures analysis of variance statistical design was employed that required each participant to be measured (scanned) twice at each of two ...

PURPOSE To explore the role of Joshi's external stabilisation system fixator in correcting cases of clubfoot peculiar to India, we studied cases of neglected clubfoot, dropout cases of plaster-of-paris cast treatment, or failed surgical procedures that had been followed for a minimum period of 2 years. METHODS 26 children underwent 44 Joshi's external stabilisation system procedures at the Ce...

Prior to 1992, our postoperative management for congenital muscular torticollis consisted of either plaster cast immobilization or no immobilization, depending on the patient's age and the degree of contracture. However, some patients required further surgery and developed complications. In 1992, we produced rugby helmet braces for postoperative management. The purpose of this study was to comp...