One of the most common questions I hear from patients is related to the management and care of a cast or splint. Given the fact that people who wear a cast or splint may have put up with it for four ...

NEW YORK – A splint may work just as well as a cast in helping children with non-severe wrist fractures heal, a study published Tuesday suggests. The findings, researchers say, should encourage ...

Children who break a wrist can heal as well in a splint as a cast, a study has discovered. The advantage of a splint is that it can be removed occasionally to wash the arm or let it breathe or scratch ...

Background: Minimally angulated fractures of the distal radius are common in children and have excellent outcomes. We conducted a randomized controlled trial to determine whether the use of a ...

CHICAGO - The black Velcro bandage strapped on 3-year-old Ben Crotty's left arm looks like a Rollerblader's wrist guard, but it's really a mini medical milestone. It's today's answer to the cast. Once ...

You should not keep the cast or splint on a hard surface to prevent it from getting cracked. Stay away from water. You should not let water touch or enter the fractured area, especially on the POP ...

Rigid cast is better than a splint if the fracture is displaced, says the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS). Rigid cast is better than a splint if the fracture is displaced, says the ...

Casts are supportive devices used to help keep an injured bone in place while it heals. Splints, sometimes called half casts, are a less supportive, less restrictive version of a cast. Casts and ...

A splint is a piece of medical equipment used to keep an injured body part from moving and to protect it from any further damage. Splinting is often used to stabilize a broken bone while the injured ...

Lauren Tyndall was diving into third base during a pre-season practice session when it happened. “The girl at the base swept it with her glove, and it broke my right pinkie just above the knuckle,” ...