What is used to make a cast for the treatment of a broken bone?
What is used to make a cast for the treatment of a broken bone?After a bone is broken it needs rest and support to heal properly. Orthopedic doctors use casts to support and protect injured bones. While casts can be uncomfortable and cumbersome, they are an effective and efficient method to treat fractures. Answer: Casts come in many shapes and sizes, but the two most common types of cast material used are plaster and fiberglass. A cast is a supportive bandage that is solid, and wraps all the way around the extremity. • Plaster While fiberglass material is newer, many casts used today are still made from plaster. Plaster casts are most often used when a fracture reduction (repositioning of the bone) is performed. The reason plaster is used after repositioning the bone is that plaster can be well molded to the patient, and therefore it can support the bone more precisely. When a bone was out of positi
