▁the ▁next ▁logical ▁step . ▁Such ▁pl aster ▁cast s ▁did ▁not ▁succeed ▁however ▁as ▁the ▁patient ▁was ▁conf ined ▁to ▁bed ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁cast s ▁being ▁heavy ▁and ▁cum bers ome . ▁ ▁Pl aster ▁of ▁Paris ▁band ages ▁were ▁introduced ▁in ▁different ▁forms ▁by ▁ 2 ▁army ▁sur ge ons , ▁one ▁at ▁a ▁pe ac etime ▁home ▁station ▁and ▁another ▁on ▁active ▁service ▁at ▁the ▁front . ▁ ▁Anton ius ▁Math ij sen ▁( 1 8 0 5 – 1 8 7 8 ) ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Bud el , ▁the ▁Netherlands , ▁where ▁his ▁father ▁was ▁the ▁village ▁doctor . ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁in ▁Br uss els , ▁Ma astr icht ▁and ▁U tre cht ▁obtain ing ▁the ▁degree ▁of ▁doctor ▁of ▁medicine ▁at ▁G issen ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 7 . ▁He ▁spent ▁his ▁entire ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁medical ▁officer ▁in ▁the ▁Dutch ▁Army . ▁▁ ▁While ▁he ▁was ▁station ed ▁at ▁H aar lem ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 1 , ▁he ▁developed ▁a ▁method ▁of ▁applying ▁pl aster ▁of ▁Paris ▁band ages . ▁A ▁brief ▁note ▁describing ▁his ▁method ▁was ▁published ▁on ▁January ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 8 5 2 ; ▁it ▁was ▁followed ▁shortly ▁by ▁more ▁complete ▁accounts . ▁In ▁these ▁accounts ▁Math ij sen ▁emphas ised ▁that ▁only ▁simple ▁materials ▁were ▁required ▁and ▁the ▁band age ▁could ▁be ▁quickly ▁applied ▁without ▁assistance . ▁The ▁band ages ▁hard ened ▁rapidly , ▁provided ▁an ▁exact ▁fit ▁and ▁could ▁be ▁window ed ▁or