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The document describes different types of casts used to immobilize various body parts after injuries or surgeries. It discusses short arm casts, long arm casts, arm cylinder casts, shoulder spica casts, Minerva casts, short leg casts, leg cylinder casts, unilateral hip spica casts, one and one-half hip spica casts, bilateral long leg hip spica casts, short leg hip spica casts, abduction boot casts, and cervical braces including soft cervical collars, rigid cervical braces, cervical-thoracic braces, and halo ring braces. The purpose of each type of cast or brace is to restrict movement and allow healing of fractures, dislocations, or post-surgical repair in the corresponding body region

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Cast

The document describes different types of casts used to immobilize various body parts after injuries or surgeries. It discusses short arm casts, long arm casts, arm cylinder casts, shoulder spica casts, Minerva casts, short leg casts, leg cylinder casts, unilateral hip spica casts, one and one-half hip spica casts, bilateral long leg hip spica casts, short leg hip spica casts, abduction boot casts, and cervical braces including soft cervical collars, rigid cervical braces, cervical-thoracic braces, and halo ring braces. The purpose of each type of cast or brace is to restrict movement and allow healing of fractures, dislocations, or post-surgical repair in the corresponding body region

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Type of Cast Short arm cast:

Location Applied below the elbow to the hand.

Long arm cast:

Applied from the upper arm to the hand.

Arm cylinder cast:

Applied from the upper arm to the wrist.

Uses Forearm or wrist fractures. Also used to hold the forearm or wrist muscles and tendons in place after surgery. Upper arm, elbow, or forearm fractures. Also used to hold the arm or elbow muscles and tendons in place after surgery To hold the elbow muscles and tendons in place after a dislocation or surgery.

Type of Cast Shoulder spica cast:

Minerva cast:

Short leg cast:

Location Applied around the trunk of the body to the shoulder, arm, and hand. Applied around the neck and trunk of the body. Applied to the area below the knee to the foot

Uses Shoulder dislocations or after surgery on the shoulder area.

After surgery on the neck or upper back area Lower leg fractures, severe ankle sprains/strains, or fractures. Also used to hold the leg or foot muscles and tendons in place after surgery to allow healing. Knee, or lower leg fractures, knee dislocations, or after surgery on the leg or knee area.

Leg cylinder cast:

Applied from the upper thigh to the ankle.

Type of Cast Unilateral hip spica cast:

Location Applied from the chest to the foot on one leg.

One and onehalf hip spica cast:

Bilateral long leg hip spica cast:

Applied from the chest to the foot on one leg to the knee of the other leg. A bar is placed between both legs to keep the hips and legs immobilized. Applied from the chest to the feet. A bar is placed between both legs to keep the hips and legs immobilized

Uses Thigh fractures. Also used to hold the hip or thigh muscles and tendons in place after surgery to allow healing.. Thigh fracture. Also used to hold the hip or thigh muscles and tendons in place after surgery to allow healing.

Short leg hip spica cast:

To hold the hip muscles and tendons in place after surgery to allow healing. Abduction boot cast: To hold the hip muscles and tendons in place after surgery to allow healing.

Pelvis, hip, or thigh fractures. Also used to hold the hip or thigh muscles and tendons in place after surgery to allow healing.

Neck (cervical) braces

Soft cervical collar


A soft cervical collar is made from thick foam rubber covered in cotton. It is used to support your neck and control pain after an injury (e.g., whiplash).

Rigid braces are. This brace is used to restrict neck movement during recovery from a fracture or surgery (e.g., fusion)

Cervical-thoracic braces
Neck (cervical) and upper back (thoracic) injuries require a special cervical-thoracic brace to restrict neck and upper back movement after an injury or neck fusion surgery. This rigid bracehas a plastic padded chest jacket in two pieces a front and back piecefastened with Velcro straps. Supports

for the chin and back of the head arise from the chest

jacket

Halo Ring braces A halo ring and vest brace is used to restrict
head and neck movement after a fracture or neck fusion

Thoracic Lumbo-Sacral Orthosis


Provides circumferential pressure to stabilize the spine due to lumbar fusion laminectomy, compression fracture, degenerative disc disease, spondylolisthesis, spinal stenosis and osteoporosis.

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