Comfort and Ease of Care in Pediatric Hip Spica Casts: A Comparison of Fiberglass Versus Plaster of Paris

McKinley-Pacheco Estefania, Laura Cecilia Ramirez-Schneider, Brandon Zaldivar, Nossa-Almanza Sergio, Maria Fernanda Garcia-Rueda

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DOI: 10.1097/bpo.0000000000003293
Published: 2026-05-19
Container: Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics
Publisher: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
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@article{allodium:10.1097/bpo.0000000000003293,
  title = {Comfort and Ease of Care in Pediatric Hip Spica Casts: A Comparison of Fiberglass Versus Plaster of Paris},
  author = {McKinley-Pacheco Estefania and Laura Cecilia Ramirez-Schneider and Brandon Zaldivar and Nossa-Almanza Sergio and Maria Fernanda Garcia-Rueda},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics},
  doi = {10.1097/bpo.0000000000003293},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1097/bpo.0000000000003293}
}

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AU  - Nossa-Almanza Sergio
AU  - Maria Fernanda Garcia-Rueda
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JO  - Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics
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Estefania, M., Ramirez-Schneider, L. C., Zaldivar, B., Sergio, N., & Garcia-Rueda, M. F. (2026). Comfort and Ease of Care in Pediatric Hip Spica Casts: A Comparison of Fiberglass Versus Plaster of Paris. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics. https://doi.org/10.1097/bpo.0000000000003293

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