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The surgeon who aspires to skill in the conservative method must subject himself to a long apprenticeship in plastercraft.' 1 INDICATIONS FOR USE External fixation of fractures requires adequate reduction and stability of the fracture. As Charnley has stated, 'A good manipulative reduction is often allowed to slip during the clumsy application of plaster. Failures with such conservative treatment can usually be traced to inadequate plaster techniques. While other methods of external fixation are available,3 plaster casts are readily accessible because the materials are easily stored, and in the experienced surgeon's hands they may be quickly applied and worn by the patient with little discomfort. Excellent stabilization of fractures below the elbow and stifle in small animals with properly applied plaster of Paris casts is possible to achieve and often obviates the disadvantages of operative infection and expensive surgical implants and procedures. 5 the surgeon must not lose sight of the importance of closed manipulative reduction and external fixation of selected fractures.Bruce Hahn, D.V.M.* Although in the last decade, newer mechanically sound methods of internal fixation of fractures have been popularized,4 Symposium on the Management of Limb Fractures in Small Animals Principles and Application of Plaster Casts R.

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