Bonus Scenes From Making Life With A Long Leg Cast Youtube Bilateral hip spica cast (also known as double hip spica) used for pelvis, hip, or thigh (femur) fractures. also used to hold the hip or thigh muscles and tendons in place after surgery. long leg: applied from the chest to the feet, with a bar between both legs to keep the hips and legs immobile. Examples of long leg hip spicas are shown in fig. 7 8. apply the leg portion of the cast like any other long leg cast, using the special splints about the hips as described for the short leg spica. support the casted extremities with struts. these are usually made of wooden stakes (1 4 × 2 in. or 3 4 × 1 2 in.) or.
Slide 1 Long Leg Cast Leg Cast It Cast Long leg c. (llc): non–weight bearing cast extending from the upper thigh to the toes; for fractures of the tibia and fibula or ligament injuries of the knee. long leg walking c. (llwc): a cast from the upper thigh to the toes, with a cast shoe or with an attached rubber sole device called a walker. Ao foundation surgery reference. Additionally, long leg casts should be placed in all infants and toddlers (up to approximately age 2) who require a lower extremity cast due to the short, stout, cylindrical nature of the patient’s lower legs and relatively large amount of subcutaneous fat, which predispose them to slipping out of a short leg cast. Minerva cast: applied around the neck and trunk of the body: after surgery on the neck or upper back area: short leg cast: applied to the area below the knee to the foot: lower leg fractures, severe ankle sprains strains, or fractures. also used to hold the leg or foot muscles and tendons in place after surgery to allow healing: leg cylinder cast.
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