Re: Rigid dressings-responses

Re: Rigid dressings-responses

Pat Peick

Dear Colleagues,
This is the response to Dome Paste question
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 Pat,

 The rigid dressing used by Dundee Limb Fitting Centre, Scotland, is a 4 inch
 elasticated plaster of Paris bandage known as Ruhrstern Elastik. The
supplier
 is:

 Paul Danz & Co
 Ruhrtaler Verbandstoff Fabrik 5802
 Wetter 4
 Postfach
 Germany

 Dundee use this very succesfully. The rigid dressing technique (using this
 dressing) is currently being evaluated in Scotland via a RCT. Currently
around
 70 patients have been entered into the trial although we expect to require at
 least twice this number before we can start analysis.

 I'm also told (I'm not a medic or prosthetist) that a standard 4 inch plaster
of
 Paris bandage such as Gypsona can be used succesfully if the elasticated
version
 is not available.

 I hope this is useful.

 Regards,


 Dr Shaun Treweek
 National Centre for Training and Education in Prosthetics and Orthotics
 University of Strathclyde
 Glasgow G4 OLS
 Scotland

 Tel.: 0141 548 4547
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