HIGH YIELD POINT FOR ORTHOPEDIC 2015
X-ray of a hip replacement.IN PHOTO.
*Spica is a cast where limb and part of trunk are included
IMPORTANT CAST USE IN ORTHOPEDICS .
| Name of cast | Use |
| Colle’s cast | Colle’s fracture |
| Cyllinder cast/tube cast | Fracture of the patella |
| Hanging cast | Fracture of the humerous |
| Hip spica* | Fracture of the femur |
| Minerva cast | Cervical spine |
| Petric cast/Broom stick: | Perthe d/s |
| PTB cast (ptellar tendon bearing) | Fracture of the tibia |
| Risser’s turn buckle cast | Scoliosis |
| Shoulder spica* | Shoulder immobilisation |
| U-slab | Fracture of the humerous |
| Splint Name | Use |
| Cock-up splint | Radial nerve palsy |
| Knuckle-bender splint | Ulnar nerve palsy |
| Aero-plane splint | Brachial plexus injury |
| Toe raising splint | For foot drop |
