What is a long leg cast used for?

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1. What is a long leg cast used for?
2. Can you walk in a long leg cast?
3. What should a patient do after a long leg cast?
4. How do you do a long leg cast?
5. How do you sleep with a leg cast on?
6. Is a cast or boot better?
7. Should I wiggle my toes in a cast?
8. How do you get around a leg cast?
9. What to avoid while wearing a cast?
10. Can a leg cast cause a blood clot?
11. How do you get rid of long leg cast?
12. Why is broken bone pain worse at night?
13. Do doctors still use plaster casts?
14. Is there an alternative to a cast?
15. Can a bone move in a cast?
16. Can you walk in a walking cast?
17. Can you sleep on your side with a leg cast?
18. Is DVT a painful death?
19. Can I take my cast off myself?

What is a long leg cast used for?

Long leg casts can be applied in the acute care setting for acceptably reduced tibial fractures or nondisplaced supracondylar fractures of the femur. The latter stable fractures most often occur in younger children. In smaller children, long leg casts can be applied continuously from the toes to the upper thigh.

Can you walk in a long leg cast?

When it's okay to put weight on your leg or foot cast, don't stand or walk on it unless it's designed for walking. Prop up the injured arm or leg on a pillow anytime you sit or lie down during the first 3 days. Try to keep it above the level of your heart. This will help reduce swelling.

What should a patient do after a long leg cast?

Wash in warm soapy water and apply body lotion daily. Crutches can be used for partial support but you can begin walking on your leg as soon as it is comfortable enough or as per the advice of your doctor. You may be limping on the injured foot for a few weeks after removal of the cast.

How do you do a long leg cast?

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How do you sleep with a leg cast on?

Lie flat on your back and have the leg propped up on the pillow. Keep adding the pillows until your leg is at least 10cm (over 1.25 inches) above your heart level. Remember, that lying in a Lazyboy Chair is NOT elevating your leg above your heart.

Is a cast or boot better?

Less skin damage – skin underneath a cast can become raw and painful. The open-air design and lightweight material helps to prevent skin damage when wearing a walking boot. No loud saws used – walking boots can be removed without the use of loud saws. This is helpful for children who may be afraid of the saws.

Should I wiggle my toes in a cast?

Try to keep the area around the edge of the cast clean and moisturized. Wiggle your fingers or toes while wearing a cast or splint. This helps with circulation. You can apply ice for 15 to 30 minutes over a cast or splint.

How do you get around a leg cast?

Keep moving: Carefully and frequently moving your uninjured toes or fingers on your injured leg or arm frequently can reduce stiffness. 3. Ice it: Applying ice with a dry ziplock bag over your cast while your limb is elevated can also help with swelling. It may sound weird to put ice on a cast, but it just may work.

What to avoid while wearing a cast?

Do not stick objects such as coat hangers inside the splint or cast to scratch itching skin. Do not apply powders or deodorants to itching skin. If itching persists, contact your doctor. If something gets stuck inside your cast it may irritate your skin, so contact your doctor.

Can a leg cast cause a blood clot?

If you wear a plaster cast or brace for several days or weeks, the blood flow through your veins is slower than if you can move normally. This increases the risk of a blood clot (thrombus) forming in a leg or pelvic vein. Blood clots may end up blocking veins, preventing blood from flowing through them properly.

How do you get rid of long leg cast?

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Why is broken bone pain worse at night?

During the night, there is a drop in the stress hormone cortisol which has an anti-inflammatory response. There is less inflammation, less healing, so the damage to bone due to the above conditions accelerates in the night, with pain as the side-effect.

Do doctors still use plaster casts?

Plaster. While fiberglass material is newer, many casts used today are still made from plaster. Plaster casts are most often used when a fracture reduction (repositioning of the bone) is performed.

Is there an alternative to a cast?

What Are Alternatives to Casts? More and more, we're seeing removable splints and walking boots as an alternative to casts–or used before or after a cast is put in place. While these options aren't a solution for all fractures, they work well for some patients and injuries.

Can a bone move in a cast?

Ankle fractures and wrist fractures commonly immobilize the broken bone with a cast, and these joints get moving pretty quickly when out of plaster.

Can you walk in a walking cast?

Dartmouth-Hitchcock warns patients that they should never walk on a cast until it is completely dry. For a fiberglass cast, patients can expect to wait about an hour. For a plaster cast, patients should wait about three days before walking on it at all.

Can you sleep on your side with a leg cast?

Yes. This is probably the most important thing to remember when sleeping with a cast, no matter what bone you've broken. Keeping the injured bone elevated above the heart prevents blood from pooling around the break which can cause painful swelling.

Is DVT a painful death?

The risks from DVTs vary and can include tissue necrosis (tissue death), swelling and pain. The most important risk occurs when part of the clot breaks off and travels to the lung or brain. The resulting damage is always significant and may lead to sudden death.

Can I take my cast off myself?

Avoid trimming the cast yourself. Contact your provider and ask to have your cast trimmed. Your provider will be able to inspect your cast to make sure it is still giving you the support you need. Don't take your cast off.