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ArticleWorld journal of orthopedics2020

Patients' perspectives on the conventional synthetic cast

Byung Cho Min, Ji Soo Yoon, Chin Youb Chung, Moon Seok Park, Ki Hyuk Sung, Kyoung Min Lee

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Article in World journal of orthopedics, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Byung Cho MinDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam 463-707, Gyeonggi, South Korea.
Ji Soo YoonDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam 463-707, Gyeonggi, South Korea.
Chin Youb ChungDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam 463-707, Gyeonggi, South Korea.
Moon Seok ParkDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam 463-707, Gyeonggi, South Korea.
Ki Hyuk SungDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam 463-707, Gyeonggi, South Korea.
Kyoung Min LeeDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam 463-707, Gyeonggi, South Korea. oasis100@empal.com.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOrthopedic physicians typically apply a cast to immobilize a body part that has been injured. There have been no significant structural changes or advances in synthetic casts since the development of the modern cast. The Opencast

aimTo investigate the clinical efficacy and advantages of the newly developed Opencast

methodsA specifically designed questionnaire consisting of 19 items was used to compare patients' opinions and concerns of the Opencast

resultsA total of 22 subjects participated in the study. The synthetic cast appeared to be more rigid and stable than the Opencast

conclusionThe results indicate that the Opencast

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Ankle sprainCast materialClinical utilityComparisonConventional castOpen cast

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PMCPMC7672803

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