D printing is wonderful, but sometimes you just don’t want to look at a plastic piece. Beethoven’s bust wouldn’t look quite ...

Casts are supportive devices used to help keep an injured bone in place while it heals. Splints, sometimes called half casts, are a less supportive, less restrictive version of a cast. Casts and ...

Clunky plaster casts really may be the best way of treating broken bones, a study suggests. Patients who suffer fractures often complain about moulded casts, saying they are uncomfortable and smell.