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2. Orthopedic cast - Wikipedia

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   Fibreglass long leg cast immobilizing the leg for a tibial fracture. An orthopedic cast, or simply cast, is a shell, frequently made from plaster or fiberglass, that encases a limb (or, in some cases, large portions of the body) to stabilize and hold anatomical structures—most often a broken bone (or bones), in place until healing is confirmed.

3. Traditional bone-setting - Wikipedia

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   The earliest known medical text, the Edwin Smith papyrus of 1552 BC, describes the Ancient Egyptian treatment of bone-related injuries. These early bone-setters would treat fractures with wooden splints wrapped in bandages or made a cast around the injury out of a plaster-like mixture. It is not known whether they performed amputations as well. [3]

4. Bone fracture - Wikipedia

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   An open fracture (or compound fracture) is a bone fracture where the broken bone breaks through the skin. [2] A bone fracture may be the result of high force impact or stress , or a minimal trauma injury as a result of certain medical conditions that weaken the bones, such as osteoporosis , osteopenia , bone cancer , or osteogenesis imperfecta ...

5. Waterproof cast lets patients swim with broken bones - AOL

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   Once in place, the device is injected with a liquid resin that quickly hardens, giving fractured bones the support they need to heal. Waterproof cast lets patients swim with broken bones [Video ...

6. Bone healing - Wikipedia

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   Bone healing, or fracture healing, is a proliferative physiological process in which the body facilitates the repair of a bone fracture. Generally, bone fracture treatment consists of a doctor reducing (pushing) displaced bones back into place via relocation with or without anaesthetic, stabilizing their position to aid union, and then waiting ...

7. Ilizarov apparatus - Wikipedia

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   In medicine, the Ilizarov apparatus is a type of external fixation apparatus used in orthopedic surgery to lengthen or to reshape the damaged bones of an arm or a leg; used as a limb-sparing technique for treating complex fractures and open bone fractures; and used to treat an infected non-union of bones, which cannot be surgically resolved.

8. 49ers LB Fred Warner reveals he's been playing with ... - AOL

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   The seven-year veteran revealed on Wednesday that he's been playing for the past seven games with a fractured bone in his ankle. Warner, 28, says he suffered the injury during Week 4's 30–13 win ...

9. ‘Yellowstone’ fans all have the same question after the ...

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   For starters, the Dutton family sell their land to back to Broken Rock Reservation. Dutton patriarch John (Kevin Costner) is laid to rest after being killed earlier in the season. Ever loyal to ...