| dc.description.abstract | The radiological properties of five brands of plaster of Paris casting bandages, which
were available on the Kenyan market at the time, were evaluated. These included
Nairobi Enterprises, Salvagyps, Helm, Plasrun-gyps and Veronese. A bone
sandwiched between two plaster slabs of equal number of layers of each brand of
plaster bandage was radiographed. Radiographic clarity, mottling and fiber pattern
interference were then subjectively evaluated. Assessment of these X-rays was
found to be similar for all the products in terms of radiographic clarity, mottling and
fiber pattern interference and one can satisfactorily obtain detailed radiographic
information of bone under any of these plaster casts. Although radiographic
properties of a cast material is important, this study shows that the similarity in
radiographic properties of the casting bandages implies that it is more important in
this part of the world to consider other properties e.g. breaking strength and
resistance to abrasion in an endeavour to choose the most optimal plaster bandage. | en |
