Casts For Fractures - SPORTS

McKnight's Long-Term Care News: Casts just as effective as surgery for some wrist fractures in older people, study says Casts just as effective as surgery for some wrist fractures in older people, study says For elderly patients with unstable ankle fractures, a molded, below-knee cast with minimal padding produces similar functional outcomes and fewer drawbacks associated with surgical fixation, according ... Medscape: Removable Boot More Convenient, No Different for Pain Than Cast for Toddler Leg Fractures Removable Boot More Convenient, No Different for Pain Than Cast for Toddler Leg Fractures EurekAlert!: Six weeks in a cast no less effective than surgery for unstable ankle fractures Wearing a cast for six weeks appears to be no less effective than surgery for healing unstable ankle fractures and carries fewer treatment related harms, finds a clinical trial from Finland published ... Six weeks in a cast no less effective than surgery for unstable ankle fractures