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The document outlines various types of casts, braces, and molds used for immobilization and treatment of fractures in different body parts. It details specific casts for upper and lower extremities, including shoulder spica casts, body casts, and hip spica casts, along with their indications. Additionally, it describes molds designed for similar purposes, emphasizing their use in cases with complications such as swelling or infection.

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Poc Notes Compress

The document outlines various types of casts, braces, and molds used for immobilization and treatment of fractures in different body parts. It details specific casts for upper and lower extremities, including shoulder spica casts, body casts, and hip spica casts, along with their indications. Additionally, it describes molds designed for similar purposes, emphasizing their use in cases with complications such as swelling or infection.

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POC notes

5. Shoulder spica cast


CASTS - For shoulder joint and
- temporary treatment modality for upper portion of the
fractures humerus fractures
- Types: plaster of paris and fiberglass
- Location: always above the fracture site

BRACES 6. Short arm circular cast


- mechanical way of immobilization (ex: in - For fractures of the wrist,
scoliosis; braces are used not to treat but carpals and metacarpals
prevent further progression of the lateral
curvature of the spine

MOLDS
- Wadding sheet, plaster of paris,
wadding sheet 7. Long arm circular cast
- Purpose: for compound fractures with - For radius, ulna affectations
swelling, open wound or infection (IOS)

TYPES:CAST

1. Collar cast
- For cervical
Spine affectations 8. Hanging cast
- For shaft of the humerus

2. Body cast (tube)


- For thoraco-lumbar CASTS with oblique cuts indicates callous
Spine affectations formation to be able to facilitate joint
movement

3. Minerva cast
- Combination of 9. Munnster/Fuenster
collar and body cast - for fracture of radius,
for cervical, thoraco- ulna with callous formation
lumbar affectations

4. Rizzer’s jacket cast


- For scoliosis and CTL
affectations 10. Functional
- for shaft of humerus
with callous formation
LOWER EXTREMITIES
16. Frog cast
11. Short leg circular cast - for congenital
- for fracture of ankle, hip displacia
tarsals and metatarsals

17. PTB or patellar tendon


12. Long leg circular cast bearing cast (with oblique cut
- for fracture of tibia, and heel)- for fractured
fibula proximal 3rd of tibia and
fibula with callous formation

13. Cylinder Cast 18. Delvit


- for fractured patella - for fractured distal 3rd
(left leg in the picture) of tibia, fibula with
callous formation

14. Pantalon Cast


- for fractured pelvis
19. Quadri-lateral ischial
bearing cast
- for shaft of femur
15. Hip spica cast - for hip and femur with callous formation
affectations

- Single spica cast

20. Brace cast


- distal 3rd of femur and
proximal 3rd of tibia,
fibula during callous formation

- 1 ½ spica cast

21. Basket cast


- massive knee injury,
compound knee injury,
- Double spica cast facilitates wound dressing
TYPES: MOLDS
28. Hip spica mold
22. Short arm circular mold - hip and femur affectations
- For fractures of the wrist, with IOS
carpals and metacarpals with IOS
(right arm in the picture)

23. Long arm circular mold


- For radius, ulna affectations
with IOS

24. Sugar tong mold


- for shaft of humerus
with IOS

25. Short leg circular mold


- for fracture of ankle,
tarsals and metatarsals
with IOS

26. Long leg circular mold


- for fracture of tibia,
fibula with IOS

27. Cylinder mold


- for fractured patella
with IOS (right leg in the
picture)

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