by Brian Mangum | May 3, 2022 | Technical blog
For 30 years, the “Gold Standard” approach for offloading diabetic foot ulcers has been the Total Contact Cast (TCC). Despite the strong evidence supporting it, the TCC has consistently been grossly underutilized; in fact, it is well documented that fewer than 10% of... 
by Michelle Bevers | Nov 17, 2021 | Blogs
13-year-old Kylee Menszak broke her wrist in gym class which would make her ineligible for her soccer season if she was placed in a traditional plaster cast. Thanks to St Lukes Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon Dustin Green Greenhill, MD, she didn’t have to miss her... 
by Brian Mangum | Oct 27, 2021 | Blogs
For 30 years, the “Gold Standard” approach for offloading diabetic foot ulcers has been the Total Contact Cast (TCC). In fact, TCC is the only offloading approach for DFUs (non-Charcot) for which insurance reimbursement is available. Despite the strong evidence... 
by Brian Mangum | Oct 5, 2021 | Blogs
Having a broken bone is something difficult to deal with. Being on both sides, from having to wear a cast and being the person applying/removing the cast, can be nerve-racking. It is hard to have that cast placed on and taken off, hoping the person applying and... 
by Brian Mangum | Sep 23, 2021 | Blogs
In this post, we are going to discuss the bacterial adherence to the different type of casting materials. The following excerpt was taken from the American Association for Hand Surgery. Bacterial Adherence to Casting Materials Joseph E Massaglia, D.O.1, Cory Lebowitz,...