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Experience with the Below‐Knee Total‐Contact Cast in the Management of Tibial Fractures
Author(s) -
King DenisM.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1975.tb05723.x
Subject(s) - medicine , convalescence , tibia , total knee arthroplasty , orthodontics , surgery
The method of application of the below‐knee total‐contact cast is illustrated, stressing the importance of firm moulding over the medial flare of the tibia, the popliteal space and the patellar tendon. Forty patients with tibial shaft fractures treated in this manner in Middlernore Hospital during the past four years are reviewed, and a comparison of some features is made with those of forty similar fractures treated in conventional above‐knee plasters. The results indicate that a well‐applied total contact cast controls these fractures adequately and that convalescence is relatively straighforward. In addition, there are obvious advantages to the tatient in respect of comfort and mobility