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Musculoskeletal
Skeletal fixation devices
Question | Answer |
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Examples of fixation devices | casts, skeletal and skin traction, braces, metal pins |
Skeletal pin external fixation | use pins through bone, rigid support for comminuted open fractures, performed under gen. anesthesia, balanced suspension traction post procedure helps relieve edema. |
cast | layers of plaster of paris, fiberglass, or plastic roller.Paineless,rough edges smooth with tape. Ex.: short & long extremity casts, spica or body cast. |
when is cast applied | after the physician has properly aligned the bone through external or internal fixation. |
what means bone reduction? | is fixation of bone in proper postion |
cast brace | alternative appliance to the traditional leg cast |