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This is to hold the bones in place in the right position for them to heal properly. If this isn't done, they may not match up properly and result in loss of mobility and function. Increasingly, plaster casts are being replaced in some instances with air-filled casts that use air pressure to hold the bones in place.
The surgeon re-sets your bones back to the correct position, so they can heal. The plaster cast holds the bones in place so they can 'knit' back together - and, so you can use the leg (with limited movement) while the healing takes place.
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∙ 13y agoSo the broken bone inside the leg can stay set properly. Without the cast you could easily break your arm/leg again leading to another trip to the hospital to have the bone set again. The cast is removed once healing is confirmed.
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∙ 12y agoThe cast is put on a broken arm so that the bones will be put back in place properly. If this is not done you will not be able to use your arm, unless you or someone else pops it back into place or you get a cast.
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∙ 11y agoIt is necessary for the pieces of the broken bone to remain in the correct position, for them to become reconnected to each other and to heal correctly, so that the healed bone has the same shape that it used to have before it broke.
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∙ 12y agoTo keep the bone in the right spot so it will heal correctly. If there was no cast, then the bone wouldn't be able to go back to the way it was.
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∙ 12y agoYou have to war acast over your arm because if you dont you can make your arm mess up andmaybe they would have to cu tthem off alo to recover your
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Why does a doctors a cast on an arm or leg that has be broken?
the doctors put a cast on an arm or leg to immobilize the limb so it could heal adequately.
Why do doctors put a cast on arm or leg that is broken?
the cast lets the broken bone stick together and it has to get used to it
Why do doctores put cast on an arm or leg that has been broken?
they need it to be protected and so it will put your bone back in place.
Use the word cast in a sentence?
I cast the fishing line into the lake. I had a cast on my leg, because I broke it. LOL i feel bad for myself
What doctors put on a broken leg?
Sometimes a temporary splint is applied, but a plaster cast will immobilize the bone better and for a longer period of time.
How can you fake a broken leg?
either put a cast on or actually break your leg
How do you wear silly bandz?
You just put them on your arm and or leg.
How to make a real looking cast?
STEP 1- Find a old sock or something to put on your arm leg or other. Then cut holes in the right places depending on if its for the arm leg or other. STEP 2- Wrap bubble wrap around you arm leg or other. Then put tape on. Get toilet or tissue paper to put on the ends STEP 3- Get a bandage and paint it either red, white, purple, pink, dark blue, light blue, green, black or orange so it looks more real if you use these colors STEP 4- Wrap the bandage around your arm leg or other. STEP 5- Make up a story on how you broke it I promise that this will work Heres some good make up stories for you! Say you were climbing on a fence and you fell and landed on you arm leg or other. Say you climbed a tree and you fell on arm leg or other say you were on monkey bars and you fell and landed on arm leg or other. Wear arm cast for 6 to 8 weeks and leg is 8 to 12 weeks
What do you do if you wanted to swim and you had a broken arm or leg?
well say that your leg is not broken if this dosent work then put a plastic bag over it but for honesty dont try to swim when you have a broken arm or leg
What care should a patient receive after immobilization?
After a cast or splint has been put on, the injured arm or leg should be elevated for 24 to 72 hours. It is recommended that the person lie or sit with the injured arm or leg raised above the level of the heart. Rest combined with elevation.
What does a doctor put on a broken arm or leg?
A cast, which prevents you from breaking anything further and allows the bone to repair itself. A cast is typically left on for a few months, depending on how bad the break is.
Why do doctorss put a cast on an arm or leg that has been broken?
To secure the bone so it can not shift while healing. With out a cast the likelihood of you jarring the bone out of place is higher, and thus it could heal incorrectly.
