CAST

Short arm Applied Forearm or wrist fractures.

cast: below the Also used to hold the forearm
elbow to the or wrist muscles and tendons
hand. in place after surgery.
Long arm Applied from Upper arm, elbow, or forearm
cast: the upper fractures. Also used to hold
arm to the the arm or elbow muscles and
hand. tendons in place after surgery.
Arm Applied from To hold the elbow muscles
cylinder the upper and tendons in place after a
cast: arm to the dislocation or surgery.
wrist.

Shoulder Applied Shoulder dislocations or

spica around the after surgery on the
cast: trunk of the shoulder area.
body to the
shoulder,
arm, and
hand.
Minerva Applied After surgery on the neck
cast: around the or upper back area.
neck and
trunk of the
body.
Short leg Applied to the Lower leg fractures,
cast: area below severe ankle
the knee to sprains/strains, or
the foot. fractures. Also used to
hold the leg or foot
muscles and tendons in
place after surgery to
allow healing.
Leg Applied from Knee, or lower leg
cylinder the upper fractures, knee
cast: thigh to the dislocations, or after
ankle. surgery on the leg or
knee area
Unilateral Applied from Thigh
hip spica the chest to the fractures.
cast: foot on one leg. Also used
to hold the
hip or thigh
muscles
and
tendons in
place after
surgery to
allow
healing.
One and Applied from Thigh
one-half the chest to the fracture.
hip spica foot on one leg Also used
cast: to the knee of to hold the
the other leg. A hip or thigh
bar is placed muscles
between both and
legs to keep tendons in
the hips and place after
legs surgery to
immobilized. allow
healing.
Bilateral Applied from Pelvis, hip,
long leg the chest to the or thigh
hip spica feet. A bar is fractures.
cast: placed Also used
between both to hold the
legs to keep hip or thigh
the hips and muscles
legs and
immobilized. tendons in
place after
surgery to
allow
healing.
Short leg Applied from To hold the hip
hip spica the chest to muscles and tendons
cast: the thighs or in place after surgery
knees. to allow healing.

Abduction boot Applied from To hold the hip

cast: the upper thighs muscles and
to the feet. A tendons in
bar is placed place after
between both surgery to allow
legs to keep the healing.
hips and legs
immobilized.
 Thumb spica cast

Indication: Scaphoid fractures and some thumb fractures

Site: Thumb

Body cast

Indications: severe accident

Site: whole trunk of the body

Minerva cast

Indication: used to immobilize the head and part of the

trunk in the treatment of torticollis, cervical and
thoracic injuries, and cervical spinal infections.

Site: trunk and head

Risser’s cast

Indication: used to immobilize the trunk in the treatment

of scoliosis and in the preoperative or postoperative
correction or maintenance of correction of
scoliosis.

Site: entire trunk of the body

 Pantaloon cast

Indication: to immobilize an injured lumbar spine or

pelvis, in which case the trunk portion of the
cast usually extends to the armpits.

Site: lumbar spine

Shoulder spica cast

Indication: used to immobilize the trunk of the body to

the hips, the wrist, and the hand. It
incorporates a diagonal shoulder support between
the hip and arm parts.

Site: shoulder

Body jacket cast

Indication: used to help position and immobilize the

trunk for the healing of spinal injuries and
scoliosis and after spinal surgery.

Site: trunk of the body

BRACES

Back brace

Indication: to limit the motion of the spine in cases

of fracture or in post-operative fusions.

Site: lower back

 Knee orthosis

Indication: elieving pressure off the part of the knee joint

that is affected by ailments such as arthritis or osteoarthritis.

Site: knee

Cevical collar

Indication: used to support the cervical portion of a

patient's spinal cord, and their head.

Site: neck

Milwaukee brace

Indication: used in spinal fusion procedures to maintain

foraminal height and decompression.

Site: neck and trunk

Ankle brace

Indication: for injury in the ankle

Site: ankle

TRACTIONS

Bryant's traction

Indication: mainly use in young children

Site: femur

Gallow’s traction
 Indication: femoral shaft fracture

Site: femur

Balanced Skeletal traction

Indication: to maintain the anatomical position of the

fractured

bone.

Site: lower extremities

Buck’s traction

Indication: used to immobilize, position, and align the

lower

extremity in the treatment of contractures and diseases

of the hip and knee.

Site: knee

Dunlop’s traction

Indication: upper arm in the treatment of contracture or

supracondylar fracture of the elbow.

Site: arm
 Cervical traction

Indication: for the diseases of cervical disc, osteoarthritis,

and for accelerated extension damages as long as
there are no post-traumatic lesions.

Site: neck

Russell’s traction

Indication: to pull along a unilateral or a bilateral

orthopedic mechanism that combines suspension and
traction to immobilize, position, and align the
lower extremities in the treatment of fractured femurs,
hip and knee contractures, and disease processes of
the hip and knee.

Site: hip or knee

Pelvic traction

Indication: Traction application in case of low back pain.

Site: pelvic area

ASSIGMENT ON RLE
SKILS
DIFFERENT TYPES OF TRACTION
DIFFERENT TYPES OF CAST
DIFFERENT TYPES OF BRACES

SUBMITTED BY: CHARMAINE CANLAS

SUBMITTED TO: MRS. LORNA OXIMOSO R.N

MRS. BERNALYN BANTUGAN R.N

MRS. CHARMAINE MENDOZA R.N