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Plaster Cast To Armpit

Premium Questions

Dr. Atul Wankhede MD

Dear Sirs, what are the long term problems when an ankle is completely immobilized in a plaster cast for 6 months the prevent movement of broken bone above the ankle joint. Regards Andy Chanter ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Atul Wankhede ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr. R.A. Singh MD

i had a fall 5 days ago, went to casualty who said the elbow was broken, and put it in plaster. 3 days later at the fracture clinic they took plaster off and said that it was'nt broken. it still hurts ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. R.A. Singh ( Emergency Medicine Specialist)
Dr.  Saurabh Gupta MD

they will put a cast(plaster) next week. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Saurabh Gupta ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr. Praveen Tayal MD

My daughter who is 17 had an ORIF of rt ankle distal fibula due to a non-Union on 03/07/2015. She is 10 days post op and had the back slab plaster removed and a air cast ankle stirrup applied and ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Praveen Tayal ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr. Saurabh Gupta MD

I broke my wrist ulna and radius 2 days ago and had a plaster cast put on by a doctor. My hand has continued to swell and discolour and is very painful. Is this normal and when can I expect feel less... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Saurabh Gupta ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)

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Dr. Muzaffer Hussain Parray MD

. Then when I got x-ray a week later, came to know about the crack and now I am having plaster cast ... plaster cast for a week is enough as when I searched most of the sites say it takes... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Muzaffer Hussain Parray ( Dentist)
Dr.  Saurabh Gupta MD

plaster cast 3 days later , and her arm still swollen till now and the movement still very hard and suffer from pain for your info the doctor apply plaster cast for 35 day ,, is it normal and... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Saurabh Gupta ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr. Vaibhav Gandhi MD

Have fractured my left leg little finger. i am on cast since last 4 weeks . Doctor said need to ... usually to heel and precautions to be taken after removal of cast ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vaibhav Gandhi ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr. Nirmal Chander Gupta MD

Hi I m 13, just broke my foot yesterday and in temporary plaster cast since this morning. Being a young teen, I m very self conscious and I m worried about the handling the smell of my player cast. Is ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Nirmal Chander Gupta ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr. Sunny Israni MD

asking me to put weight on leg and start walking while plaster is still there. I am finding it bit difficult to walk with cast. Would I be able to walk properly without any defect after... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sunny Israni ( Physical Therapist or Physiotherapist)