Artiflex Undercast Padding Bandage

Artiflex undercast padding is the soft, cushioning layer that goes on before the cast — the difference between a cast that protects and one that chafes. Made from a polyester, polypropylene, and polyethylene blend, Artiflex conforms smoothly around limbs and bony prominences, distributing pressure and guarding the skin against the rigidity of plaster or synthetic casting tape. For orthopedic clinics, urgent care, and fracture rooms, it's the underlayer that keeps patients comfortable through weeks of immobilization.

The blended fiber construction is what sets Artiflex apart from cotton batting. It resists bunching and tearing as you wrap, molds cleanly to contours like the wrist, ankle, and elbow, and holds up to the compression of an overlying cast without matting down into hard spots. That translates to fewer pressure points and better patient tolerance.

Choosing the right width

Width matters for a clean application. The 3.9 inch x 3.3 yard roll (0904600) is well suited to wrists, forearms, and smaller limbs where you need control around joints. The 5.9 inch x 3.3 yard roll (0904700) covers larger areas — lower legs, thighs, and full arm casts — faster and with fewer overlaps. Patterson Medical also offers the Artiflex orthopedic padding roll in the 3.9 inch size (590301) for practices standardizing on that supplier.

All Artiflex padding here is non-sterile and compatible with both plaster and synthetic casting systems, making it a straightforward stock item for any casting supply cart. Apply it in overlapping spiral turns with extra padding over bony landmarks, then cast over the top as usual.

Explore related supplies in our Orthopedic and Wound Care collections to complete your casting setup.

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