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The inside of a cast is coated with a high tech, bio engineered "paste" that is absorbed by the skin. Upon absorption, the skin cells become hard and, over time, seal the broken bones. In short, the skin is essentially turned into a type of fully functional, synthetic bone.
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What are the people who put the casts on broken bones called?
Doctors
Why do doctors put a cast on an ATM or leg that has been broken?
Not all fractures (broken bones) required a cast. However, when they do, a cast helps hold the bones in the proper position while they heal. If casts are left on too long, stiffness can result.
What are the doctors called who put casts on broken bones called?
An orthopedist is a physician who specializes in the treatment of bone diseases and disorders, including fractures. An orthopedist is one kind of doctor who reduces fractures, or realigns to bones to assist in their healing.
What is the job of a x - ray?
To see through things. Doctors use them to see through casts, and skin. Usually to see if bones are broken or not.
When was The Broken Bones created?
The Broken Bones was created in 2000.
What does a fishing pole broken leg and a Broadway play have in common?
Casts
Who was the Persian physician who used plaster casts to set bones?
al-Razi
How many bones have Rodney mullen broken?
he has not broken any bones to this day .
Do they still do casts for broken arms they put you in a splint it's not working too well?
Yes they do, except it's rarely Plaster of Paris anymore -- it's a fiberglass composition most commonly. Casts are used to completely immobilize and protect a wound site.
What are you called when your job is putting casts on people?
Orthopedic technologists put casts and splints on people.
Did Neil Armstrong have any broken bones as a child?
No.He Did not have any broken bones.
Do all broken bones hurt and swell?
No. You may not be aware of some broken bones
