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Bookmark or Share- Cast Types and Maintenance Instructions | UMass Memorial HealthCasts also help prevent or decrease muscle contractions, and are effective at providing immobilization. Casts immobilize the joint above and the joint below the area that is to be kept straight and without motion. For example, a child with a forearm fracture will have a long arm cast to immobilize the wrist and elbow joints.
- Urinary Casts: Different Types and What They Indicate - HealthlineThere are many different types of urinary casts that can indicate important health information. A urinary cast is a small tube-like structure sometimes found when urine is examined under a...
- Casts: Types & Care - Cleveland ClinicCasts hold an injured part of your body in place, especially while you’re healing after a bone fracture. They’re either fiberglass or plaster. You may need surgery to realign your bone before a healthcare provider puts a cast on.
- Types of Casts: Plaster Casts, Synthetic Casts, Splints - HealthlineThere are two main types of cast, known as plaster casts and synthetic casts. We’ll go over the pros and cons of both types and explain where splints come into the picture.
- Urinary cast - WikipediaUrinary casts are microscopic cylindrical structures produced by the kidney and present in the urine in certain disease states. They form in the distal convoluted tubule and collecting ducts of nephrons, then dislodge and pass into the urine, where they can be detected by microscopy.
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