How long would they be in plaster?
It’s normal to cast fractures with plaster or fibroglass to stabilize them and allow the bones to knit together properly. How long the casts will be on depends on the type of fracture and the severity. The doctor will periodically remove the casts, do xrays to check on the healing progress and decide from that whether recasting is necessary. ************************** There are two bones in the lower leg, the tibia and the fibula. It would depend on which bone is broken (or if both bones are broken). Again, how long it takes to heal depends on many factors, not the least of which is the individual person’s capacity to heal and that varies from person to person. In general, the cast will be removed in two or three weeks and an x-ray taken to determine how much healing has taken place. From that, the doctor is better able to estimate how much longer she will have to remain in a cast. Since she is young and I assume in good physical health, if it’s a clean fracture of one bone, it usually
