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Comparison and assessment of casting materials for use in small animals
Author(s) -
LangleyHobbs S. J.,
Abercromby R. H.,
Pead M. J.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
veterinary record
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 2042-7670
pISSN - 0042-4900
DOI - 10.1136/vr.139.11.258
Subject(s) - casting , ideal (ethics) , variety (cybernetics) , product (mathematics) , computer science , set (abstract data type) , biochemical engineering , process engineering , engineering drawing , materials science , engineering , mathematics , artificial intelligence , metallurgy , geometry , epistemology , programming language , philosophy
This paper describes an investigation to evaluate the properties and uses of the different casting materials available for small animals. After a consideration of the properties that make an ‘ideal cast’, clinically relevant tests were performed on tubular casts of the various products. No single product demonstrated consistent superiority by all the criteria. All the products tested can be useful in a variety of situations, and suggestions for their uses are set out.