OBJECTIVES To evaluate and compare nonoperative treatment methods for traumatic thoracic and lumbar compression fractures and burst fractures. DESIGN Prospective randomized controlled trial with long-term follow-up. SETTING Two general hospitals in the Netherlands. PATIENTS/PARTICIPANTS Patients with a traumatic thoracic or lumbar spine fracture, without neurologic damage, with less than ...

BACKGROUND The Ponseti method of congenital idiopathic clubfoot correction has traditionally specified plaster of Paris (POP) as the cast material of choice; however, there are negative aspects to using POP. We sought to determine the influence of cast material (POP v. semirigid fibreglass [SRF]) on clubfoot correction using the Ponseti method. METHODS Patients were randomized to POP or SRF b...

THIS little book contains a wealth of most useful information for the nurse. The illustrations have been wvell chosen, although it seems a pity that in some of them so much has been crowded into a rather small space, and it might havc *been better to use a whole page. The section dealing with nurses' duties in the theatre has been clearly written, and perhaps the most important comment is that ...

Executive Director, Committee on Prosthetics Research and Development, National Academy of Sciences—National Research Council. At the present time, most sockets for artificial limbs are made of a plastic laminate (usually polyester resin and Dacron) which has been molded over a modified replica of the stump. A replica of the stump is required because human tissues cannot withstand the temperatu...

STUDY DESIGN Case report. INTRODUCTION This case report describes the use of the casting motion to mobilize stiffness (CMMS) technique in the management of a crush and degloving injury of the hand. The patient was unable to attend multiple hand therapy sessions due to geographic constraints. The CMMS technique involved the application of a nonremovable plaster of paris cast that selectively i...

Introduction: Joshi’s external stabilizing system (JESS) is a useful option to correct the deformities in patients who present to the orthopedic department with neglected congenital talipes equinovarus, Plaster of Paris (POP) drop out cases, or failed surgical procedures. Purpose: We aimed to analyze a short term follow-up study of 16 patients with 4 bilateral cases treated with JESS at the Dep...