Lindau plaster cast insert--contribution concerning the primarily closed, unpadded plaster cast

An inflatable synthetic insert made of ethylene vinyl acetate is presented which prevents posttraumatic air supply and innervation disturbances caused by compression when applying a primarily closed, unpadded plaster cast. The insert, consisting of thin ethylene vinyl acetate, is flexible enough to adapt itself without difficulties to any portion of an extremity. The foil insert is manufactured in different lengths, so that it can be applied both for the upper and the lower extremities. A reliable fixation of the fractured extremity can be guaranteed for weeks and months by the possibility of modifying the interior pressure of the insert within the primarily unpadded, closed plaster cast. Possible contact eczemas resulting from intolerability of synthetic foils are safely avoided by putting a cellulose or Vienna cotton strip between skin and foil insert.