It's a special type of bandage soaked in slaked lime. At this point, the plaster bandage is soft, which allows it to be bound or applied to the relevant part of the patient for shaping, and then wait for the lime to harden to achieve a fixed effect.
For instance, how many laypeople know that apart from the most common use in fracture treatment and correction, plaster bandages can actually be used on burns?
Where is plaster used in spinal surgery? Are plaster bandages used to fix the spine?
There are cases where plaster bandages can be used to bind the waist as a lumbar support, but care must be taken not to restrict the patient's chest breathing, and it is contraindicated for pregnant women. As for now in the operating room, there is no need for plaster bandages; the application scenario for plaster has changed to the surgical bed the patient is lying on, dubbed a plaster bed.
