This document describes different types of casts used to immobilize various body parts after injuries or surgeries. It lists short arm casts, long arm casts, arm cylinder casts, short leg casts, leg cylinder casts, long leg casts, one and one-half hip spica casts, bilateral long-leg hip spica casts, short leg hip spica casts, abduction boots, shoulder spica casts, and Minerva casts; and provides brief descriptions of their uses for forearm, wrist, elbow, upper arm, knee, thigh, leg, foot, hip, shoulder, neck, and upper back injuries and surgeries. The source is listed as Children's Hospital of Wisconsin.
This document describes different types of casts used to immobilize various body parts after injuries or surgeries. It lists short arm casts, long arm casts, arm cylinder casts, short leg casts, leg cylinder casts, long leg casts, one and one-half hip spica casts, bilateral long-leg hip spica casts, short leg hip spica casts, abduction boots, shoulder spica casts, and Minerva casts; and provides brief descriptions of their uses for forearm, wrist, elbow, upper arm, knee, thigh, leg, foot, hip, shoulder, neck, and upper back injuries and surgeries. The source is listed as Children's Hospital of Wisconsin.
This document describes different types of casts used to immobilize various body parts after injuries or surgeries. It lists short arm casts, long arm casts, arm cylinder casts, short leg casts, leg cylinder casts, long leg casts, one and one-half hip spica casts, bilateral long-leg hip spica casts, short leg hip spica casts, abduction boots, shoulder spica casts, and Minerva casts; and provides brief descriptions of their uses for forearm, wrist, elbow, upper arm, knee, thigh, leg, foot, hip, shoulder, neck, and upper back injuries and surgeries. The source is listed as Children's Hospital of Wisconsin.
This document describes different types of casts used to immobilize various body parts after injuries or surgeries. It lists short arm casts, long arm casts, arm cylinder casts, short leg casts, leg cylinder casts, long leg casts, one and one-half hip spica casts, bilateral long-leg hip spica casts, short leg hip spica casts, abduction boots, shoulder spica casts, and Minerva casts; and provides brief descriptions of their uses for forearm, wrist, elbow, upper arm, knee, thigh, leg, foot, hip, shoulder, neck, and upper back injuries and surgeries. The source is listed as Children's Hospital of Wisconsin.
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Short Arm Cast Long Arm Cast Arm Cylinder Cast
Forearm or wrist fractures. Upper arm, elbow, or
Also used to hold the forearm fractures. Also used To hold the elbow muscles forearm or wrist muscles and to hold the arm or elbow and tendons in place after a tendons in place after muscles and tendons in place dislocation or surgery. surgery. after surgery.
Short Leg Cast Leg Cylinder Cast Long Leg Cast
Lower leg fractures, severe Thigh and knee sprains or ankle sprains/strains, or Knee, or lower leg fractures, fractures. Also used to hold fractures. Also used to hold knee dislocations, or after the leg or knee muscles and the leg or foot muscles and surgery on the leg or knee tendons in place after tendons in place after area. surgery. surgery to allow healing. One and One-Half Hip Bilateral Long-Leg Hip Unilateral Hip Spica Cast Spica Cast Spica Cast Pelvis, hip, or thigh Thigh fractures. Also used to Thigh fracture. Also used to fractures. Also used to hold hold the hip or thigh muscles hold the hip or thigh muscles the hip or thigh muscles and and tendons in place after and tendons in place after tendons in place after surgery to allow healing. surgery to allow healing. surgery to allow healing.
Short leg hip
spica cast
Short Leg Hip Spica Cast
To hold the hip muscles and tendons in place after surgery to allow healing. Abduction Boots To hold the hip muscles and tendons in place after surgery to allow healing.
Shoulder Spica Cast Minerva Cast
Shoulder Spica Cast Minerva Cast
Shoulder dislocations or after After surgery on the neck or surgery on the shoulder upper back area. area.