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Orthopedic cast and Orthopedic surgery

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Difference between Orthopedic cast and Orthopedic surgery

Orthopedic cast vs. Orthopedic surgery

An orthopedic cast, or simply cast, is a shell, frequently made from plaster or fiberglass, encasing a limb (or, in some cases, large portions of the body) to stabilize and hold anatomical structures, most often a broken bone (or bones), in place until healing is confirmed. Orthopedic surgery or orthopedics, also spelled orthopaedic, is the branch of surgery concerned with conditions involving the musculoskeletal system.

Similarities between Orthopedic cast and Orthopedic surgery

Orthopedic cast and Orthopedic surgery have 5 things in common (in Unionpedia): Antonius Mathijsen, Bone, Middle Ages, Plaster, Skin.

Antonius Mathijsen

Antonius Mathijsen (November 4, 1805–June 15, 1878) was a Dutch army surgeon who first used plaster of paris to fixate broken bones in a plaster cast.

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Bone

A bone is a rigid organ that constitutes part of the vertebrate skeleton.

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Middle Ages

In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages (or Medieval Period) lasted from the 5th to the 15th century.

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Plaster

Plaster is a building material used for the protective and/or decorative coating of walls and ceilings and for moulding and casting decorative elements.

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Skin

Skin is the soft outer tissue covering vertebrates.

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Orthopedic cast and Orthopedic surgery Comparison

Orthopedic cast has 66 relations, while Orthopedic surgery has 119. As they have in common 5, the Jaccard index is 2.70% = 5 / (66 + 119).

References

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