it , ▁but ▁the ▁standard ▁method ▁for ▁the ▁he aling ▁of ▁f ract ures ▁was ▁bed ▁rest ▁and ▁restriction ▁of ▁activity . ▁The ▁search ▁for ▁a ▁simpler , ▁less - time ▁cons uming , ▁method ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁modern ▁occ lus ive ▁dress ings , ▁st iff ened ▁at ▁first ▁with ▁st arch ▁and ▁later ▁with ▁pl aster - of - par is . ▁The ▁amb ul atory ▁treatment ▁of ▁f ract ures ▁was ▁the ▁direct ▁result ▁of ▁these ▁innov ations . ▁The ▁innov ation ▁of ▁the ▁modern ▁cast ▁can ▁be ▁trac ed ▁to , ▁among ▁others , ▁four ▁military ▁sur ge ons , ▁Domin ique ▁Jean ▁Lar rey , ▁Louis ▁Se ut in , ▁Anton ius ▁Math ij sen , ▁and ▁Nikol ai ▁Ivan ov ich ▁P iro gov . ▁ ▁Domin ique ▁Jean ▁Lar rey ▁( 1 7 6 8 – 1 8 4 2 ) ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁a ▁small ▁town ▁in ▁southern ▁France . ▁He ▁first ▁studied ▁medicine ▁with ▁his ▁uncle , ▁a ▁sur geon ▁in ▁Toul ouse . ▁After ▁a ▁short ▁tour ▁of ▁duty ▁as ▁a ▁naval ▁sur geon , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁Paris , ▁where ▁he ▁became ▁caught ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁tur mo il ▁of ▁the ▁Revolution , ▁being ▁present ▁at ▁the ▁Storm ing ▁of ▁the ▁Bast ille . ▁From ▁then ▁on , ▁he ▁made ▁his ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁sur geon ▁in ▁France ' s ▁revolution ary ▁and ▁Napole onic ▁arm ies , ▁which ▁he ▁accompanied ▁throughout ▁Europe ▁and ▁the ▁Middle ▁East .