The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Vol 61, Issue 3 362-364, Copyright © 1979 by Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc
Pressures generated in the thigh muscles and under the thigh cast of an uninjured subject wearing a cast-brace
AE Hardy and S Baddeley
Intrinsic pressures within the thigh muscles of a normal subject were
recorded with the subject in five different postures before and after
application of a cast-brace. The extrinsic pressures between the plaster
cast and the underlying skin also were recorded. The intrinsic muscle
pressures were significantly increased when the cast-brace was applied.