Front Matter - The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery

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resin plaster of Paris
at last a water-resistant cast! Yet it’s stronger than ordi-
nary plaster! New casts of MELMAC#{174} resin plaster of
Paris BANDAGE can be washed-resist urine and wound
exudate-are porous to water vapor. Are little affected by
humidity or body moisture. Do not become soft, weak and
soggy in humid weather as do ordinary plaster casts.
lighter, less fatiguing shoulder spica of MELMAC
BANDAGE. Encourages prescribed exercise. Shortens hos-
pita! stay. Makes care easier. Bandage for bandage,
MELMAC BANDAGE has 2 to 4 times the strength of ordinary
plaster-is self-mending in the early molding stage. Fashion
these better plastic casts with fewer bandages.
Easy to apply and remove. I. Just dip MELMAC
BANDAGE into tepid water for 5 to 10 sec-
onds. Squeeze out excess water thoroughly.
Apply. 2. Use about half the usual number of
rolls (or less). 3. Dispose of waste the same as
with ordinary plaster. There is less mess. 4.
Remove the thin cast easily with cast cutter,
knife or cast saw. Send for sample.
Sensltlvlty: Since this product may contain traces
of formaldehyde, persons who are known to be
sensitive to it should be observed closely for
dermatitis. Operators using the bandage re-
peatedly should wear rubber gloves if skin sen
sitivity exists.
outmodes
ordinary plaster
makes stronger, lighter,
water-resistant casts
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MEL
resin plaster of Par
Davis & Geck. Inc.. a unit of American Cvanamid
Company, Danbury. Connecticut.
Patent Applied For Sutures and other surgical specialties
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