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2. Orthopedic cast - Wikipedia

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   Fibreglass long leg cast immobilizing the leg for a tibial fracture. An orthopedic cast, or simply cast, is a shell, frequently made from plaster or fiberglass, that encases a limb (or, in some cases, large portions of the body) to stabilize and hold anatomical structures—most often a broken bone (or bones), in place until healing is confirmed.

3. Dressing (medicine) - Wikipedia

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   Bandages are made up of cotton wool, cellulose, or polyamide materials. Cotton bandages can act as a secondary dressing while compression bandages provides good compressions for venous ulcers. On the other hand, tulle gras dressing which is impregnated with paraffin oil is indicated for superficial clean wound. [9]

4. Negative-pressure wound therapy - Wikipedia

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   An example of a vacuum bandage Negative pressure system used in a surgical wound in the right knee and thigh. The little vacuum pump is shown on the left of the photo, as is a subcutaneous drain. The dressing type used depends on the type of wound, clinical objectives and patient.

5. Knee replacement - Wikipedia

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   [82] [83] The number of knee arthroplasty procedures performed in U.S. hospitals increased 93% between 2001 and 2011. [84] A study of United States community hospitals showed that in 2012, among hospitalizations that involved an OR procedure, knee arthroplasty was the OR procedure performed most frequently during hospital stays paid by Medicare ...

6. Wound closure strip - Wikipedia

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   Plastic or other non-porous bandages often prevent perspiration and other bodily fluids from drying and are more likely to cause the wound to be macerated, which increases risk of bacterial or fungal infection. Steri-strips result in less scarring when compared to staples or sutures. They present a lesser chance of infection than sutures or ...

7. Compression stockings - Wikipedia

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   The analysis determined that there was a 6% risk of developing deep vein thrombosis when wearing knee-high stockings and 4% when wearing thigh-high stockings, but also found significant heterogeneity, and thus it concluded that there is not enough evidence that one length is superior to the other, and suggests that knee-high compression ...