TY - JOUR
AU1 - Leathem, Belinda
AU2 - Kernohan, W. George
AU3 - Mollan, Rab
AB - Since earliest history, splintage materials have been used forimmobilisation of injuries, especially fractures. The use of gypsum inthis domain dates from the eleventh century and remains in common usagetoday. Lighter materials have been produced in an attempt to improveperformance. The authors examined 180 patients comprising 90 upper limband 90 lower limb with 30 in each of the three groups, traditionalgypsum fibreglass and new polypropylene. The gypsum cast remains thecheapest at an average cost of 3.51 per patient compared to7.18 for fibreglass and 7.45 for polypropylene upperlimb. However, the noncost advantages of the new product which wereidentified may make this extra expense worthwhile in selected cases.
TI - A CostBenefit Appraisal of Casting Materials in Trauma Management
JF - Journal of Management in Medicine
DO - 10.1108/EUM0000000001321
DA - 1991-04-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/emerald-publishing/a-costbenefit-appraisal-of-casting-materials-in-trauma-management-vTksz1BELM
SP - 27
EP - 34
VL - 5
IS - 4
DP - DeepDyve
ER -