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Podiatry Catalogue 2015_Part1

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Casting & Fracture Clinic 96 Casting for diabetic foot ulceration has been proven to offload and assist in healing wounds, and multicast are able to provide casting tapes to fulfill all your casting requirements. There are various types of casting technique: Total Contact Casting - traditional method which uses plaster of paris bandage and fibreglass tape. Chairside Casting - method which enables slipper casts to be made using polyester and semi-rigid tapes, and heel casts can be made as an alternative using semi-rigid tapes. Slipper Cast Polyester - White Semi-Rigid Polyester - White Fibreglass - White Heel Cast This can be used by mobile patients and is casted direct to the foot over the dressing regime. It consists of a slabbed base with semi-rigid tapes around as this allows it to be removed with scissors in a podiatry clinic where access to a plaster saw may be limited. Types of ulcers: Toe plantar and dorsal ulceration over the metatarsal areas. Needs to be worn in a dressing or post-op sandal. This can be used by mobile patients but was designed to off-load heel pressure sores for mobile or bed-bound patients. It can be used to heal all grades of of heel pressure sores as graded by NPAUP (National Pressure Advisory Ulcer Panel). The tape can be cut with scissors allowing this cast to be made in patients homes, nursing homes or podiatry clinics. Revive Cast Revive Cast is a synthetic tape which is manufactured from knitted polyester or fibreglass with a water activated polyurethane resin. Approved for total contact casts. The fabric used in preparation of the roll is flexible in all directions which makes it very comfortable to use. Please ask your Account Manager about volume discounts, bulk orders and other available colours. Sold in boxes of 10. Code Size SW1600 5cm x 4m SW1605 7.5cm x 4m SW1610 10cm x 4m SW1615 12.5cm x 4m Code Size SW1650 5cm x 4m SW1655 7.5cm x 4m SW1660 10cm x 4m SW1665 12.5cm x 4m Code Size SW1701 5cm x 4m SW1706 7.5cm x 4m SW1711 10cm x 4m SW1716 12.5cm x 4m Can be cut with scissors Needs removing with cast saw Needs removing with cast saw

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