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The comparative properties of plaster of Paris and plaster of paris substitutes

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Modern casting materials are becoming available in an increasing and bewildering variety. A series of tests has been devised to investigate the properties of these materials. They have been tested for strength, flexibility, lamination, fatigue life and radiolucency. Their properties have been compared with those of plaster of Paris in order that the role of the newer materials can be defined. It is suggested that the tests described might form the basis of a standard from which user trials could be designed to appraise the value of these materials in clinical practice.

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Modernes Material für ruhigstellende Verbände kommt immer häufiger und in einer verwirrenden Vielzahl auf den Markt. In mehreren Testserien sind die Eigenschaften dieser Materialien untersucht wurden. Sie wurden auf ihre Festigkeit, Biegsamkeit, Schichtung, Dauerfestigkeit und Rönt-gendurchlässigkeit geprüft. Zur besseren Beurteilung ihrer Verwendungsfähigkeit wurden die gefundenen Ergebnisse mit den Eigenschaften eines Gipsverbandes verglichen. Die genannten Untersuchungen sollen dazu dienen, die Nutzbarkeit dieser Materialien in der klinischen Praxis zu prüfen.

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Rowley, D.I., Pratt, D., Powell, E.S. et al. The comparative properties of plaster of Paris and plaster of paris substitutes. Arch. Orth. Traum. Surg. 103, 402–407 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00435449

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