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Bookmark or Share- Cast Types and Care Instructions - UW MedicineWhat is a cast? A cast holds a broken bone in place as it heals. Casts 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.
- 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.
- Splints and Casts: Indications and Methods - AAFPCasting involves circumferential application of plaster or fiberglass to an extremity. Casts provide superior immobilization, but are less forgiving and have higher complication rates....
- Cast care: Do's and don'ts - Mayo ClinicIn general, casts are meant to stay dry. A wet cast can lead to skin irritation or infection. Plaster casts and fiberglass casts with conventional padding aren't waterproof.
- Casts - eClinpathCasts are cylindrical structures composed mainly of mucoprotein (the Tamm-Horsfall mucoprotein) which is secreted by epithelial cells lining the loops of Henle, the distal tubules and the collecting ducts.
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