Dislocation, fracture, severe bruises - no one is protected from these types of injuries, and rehabilitation after such injuries takes a lot of time. The recovery period depends, as a rule, on the type and degree of traumatization of certain parts of the musculoskeletal system.

Fractures with displacement of bone tissue heal the longest. Typically, in such cases, the patient is applied a plaster or lancet. This is a classic way to immobilize a damaged limb and provide it with a state of rest. Despite the fact that traditional plaster has long been used in traumatology, this is not the most practical method, since its use causes patients a lot of inconvenience.

Modern treatment of injuries involves the use of other means, for example, a bandage on the leg instead of a plaster. Today, with improved orthopedic products, there are special models of bandages available - orthoses and tutors. These provide a reliable fixation, which is in no way inferior to gypsum, but, on the contrary, surpasses it. The bandage for a fracture or dislocation perfectly copes with increased immobilization and is much more practical to use.

Advantages of modern bandages on the leg instead of plaster

A patient who is faced with serious damage to the leg is forced to stay at rest for a long time. In order for the internal tissues to be quickly and correctly rehabilitated, the limb must be firmly fixed in a stationary position. The period of wearing a plaster bandage can be from two weeks to a year. On average, the plaster is applied for one to two months.

Under the bandage, the patient’s skin begins to fog, itch and irritate. It cannot be washed, since gypsum does not like moisture and when water gets on it, it begins to actively deform. If there are wounds in the plastered area from which fluid is released, this can also provoke severe itching and irritation. In turn, orthopedic orthoses have the following advantages:

1. Weight: Any orthosis or tutor is lighter than a dozen layers of plaster bandage. The weight of ready-made orthopedic fixators varies from three to eight kg.
2. Strength: Despite the fact that orthopedic fixators are lighter than plaster, modern models of bandages are characterized by high strength and reliability. Usually, tutors and orthoses include such materials: metal, textiles, medical plastic.
3. Possibility of adjustment: While the lancet or plaster is not adjustable, the orthosis or tutor can easily be weakened, removed or strengthened if necessary. In some cases, the patient can remove and put on the bandage himself/herself without any help, and this provides freedom and practicality.
4. Moisture: As mentioned earlier, gypsum is wrecked by water, as it crumbles and deforms. The orthosis does not absorb or retain moisture. If you accidentally wet the tutor, the fabric lining can be quickly and easily dried with a hair dryer.
5. Increased practicality and hypoallergenicity: Modern orthopedic fixators are designed for maximum patient comfort. The fabric does not cause allergies and skin irritation, and comfortable straps, with which the device is fixed on the leg, make orthoses practical to use.
6. Joints: Some models of tutors have special hinges that allow you to fix the angle of flexion of the joint and adjust the amplitude of flexion-extensor movements.
7. Price: Thanks to the use of new production technologies, the cost of orthoses and tutors is affordable and does not exceed the price of a plaster bandage. Moreover, proper rehabilitation using a modern bandage will not only cost less, but will also be safer for your health, since the recovery period after removing the lancet or plaster is always longer.

Disadvantages of plaster on the leg

Applying a plaster bandage causes many unpleasant symptoms, such as: itching, diaper rash of the skin, irritation. Other disadvantages of gypsum and lancets:

• high weight;
• lack of adjustment;
• the likelihood of developing dermatological pathologies;
• poor hygiene;
• impossibility of contact with moisture;
• Low strength and poor reliability.
  If you are faced with an injury, it is better to try modern methods of fixation. It is much safer, cheaper and more practical. Before you buy an orthosis or order a tutor, be sure to consult your doctor. When selecting, it is necessary to take into account:

1. Degree of injury to the leg.
2. The degree of stabilization required of the limb (full or partial), as well as the angle of immobilization.
3. Are there local infectious lesions of the skin.
4. Method of fixing the product on the body.
5. Materials and their hypoallergenicity.

When choosing a stabilizing orthopedic device, it is better to consult a specialist.