Parent Satisfaction Comparing Two Bandage Materials Used During Serial Casting in Infants
- 1 August 1996
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Foot & Ankle International
- Vol. 17 (8), 483-486
- https://doi.org/10.1177/107110079601700809
Abstract
Plaster of Paris was compared with semirigid fiberglass casting material during serial casting in 17 infants with clubfoot or rigid metatarsus adductus. Semirigid fiberglass was statistically superior in its durability, convenience, performance, and ease of removal. The average amount of time for home cast removal by the parents was 55 minutes for plaster of Paris and 21 minutes for semirigid fiberglass. Complications such as skin abrasions and cast slip-off were similar for both casting materials. Ninety-four percent of parents strongly preferred semirigid fiberglass rather than plaster of Paris for their child's serial casting.Keywords
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