Orthopedic cast facts for kids

Short leg walking cast

Orthopedic casts are casts made of plaster that cover a limb to hold a broken bone in place while it heals. Doctors use casts of fiberglass currently. In early times, people often used splints to help heal broken bones. It is thought that orthopedic casts came about from splints.

Images for kids

Short arm cast on a child.
Newly applied short leg cast
Fibreglass and polyurethane casting material, 4ply
Cotton and plaster casting material, (plaster cast) 4ply.
An orange short arm cast with a fiberglass top layer being cut and removed with a specialized cast saw.
A box of plaster of Paris bandages, c. 1960
A plaster-impregnated bandage c. 2005, still in its packaging.

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