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Orthopedic cast facts for kids

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Short Leg Walking Cast
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.

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  • Cast Child

    Short arm cast on a child.

  • Legcast1

    Newly applied short leg cast

  • Fibreglasscast

    Fibreglass and polyurethane casting material, 4ply

  • Popsheet

    Cotton and plaster casting material, (plaster cast) 4ply.

  • Cast off

    An orange short arm cast with a fiberglass top layer being cut and removed with a specialized cast saw.

  • Plaster of paris1

    A box of plaster of Paris bandages, c. 1960

  • Plasterbandage

    A plaster-impregnated bandage c. 2005, still in its packaging.

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