The medical practice of immobilizing fractured limbs with a cast has been around for a long, long time. Researchers uncovered that the earliest known surgical text, “The Edwin Smith Papyrus,” circa ...

If you've ever had a broken limb, you know how unpleasant a cast can be. They're bulky, uncomfortable and are basically a blank canvas for embarrassing sketches from your friends. But the plaster and ...

Doha, 15 November 2011: Hamad Medical Corporation's Orthopedic Surgery Department recently held Qatar's first Plaster Care and Casting Course, which aims to promote best practice outcomes for patient ...

Your friends can’t write their names on it, but you also won’t have to spend hours trying to scratch yourself. If you’ve ever worn a cast for a broken limb, you’ll know how uncomfortable and wretched ...

In the spring of 1995 I was studying for my A-levels in Cambridge, along with my best friend, Kate. For her final art exam, Kate wanted to create a male torso in the style of a classical sculpture, ...

The Plaster Cast Workshop of the GrandPalaisRmn has molds of more than 6,000 artworks such as the “Venus de Milo” and Alexander the Great’s foot. An artisan at work in the Plaster Cast Workshop of the ...