A bandage or medical dressing applied after bone-setting, designed to support and immobilize the repositioned bones during healing.
Greek 'dia-' (through) + 'plasma' (something formed or molded). This term emerged in ancient medical texts to describe the supportive materials applied after diaplasis procedures.
The ancient Greeks essentially invented the first casts—using linen, plaster, and plant-based materials wrapped around bones in exactly the same principle we use today!
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