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A hip spica cast is a sort of orthopedic cast used to immobilize the hip or thigh. It is used to facilitate healing of injured hip joints or of fractured femora. A hip spica includes the trunk of the body and one or both legs. A hip spica which covers only one leg to the ankle or foot may be referred to as a single hip spica, while one which ...
A spica cast encases the trunk of the body and one or more limbs, providing immobilization for injuries or conditions requiring stabilization across multiple joints. Spica casts can be used for both upper and lower extremities. For instance, a shoulder spica covers the trunk of the body and one arm, typically extending to the wrist or hand.
A spica splint is a type of orthopedic splint used to immobilize the thumb and/or wrist while allowing the other digits freedom to move. It is used to provide support for thumb injuries (ligament instability, sprain or muscle strain), gamekeeper's thumb, osteoarthritis, de Quervain's syndrome or fractures of the scaphoid, lunate, or first metacarpal. [1]
Spica cast, a type of orthopedic cast; Spica splint, ... Spica, lead ship of the class, sold to Sweden in 1940 and renamed HSwMS Romulus
Ciarán Hinds as Cory, a pony-tailed pimp who is ejected from Spica's gang after he protests against Spica's brutal treatment of his girls. Gary Olsen as Spangler, a brutal member of Spica's gang. Ewan Stewart as Harris, a less brutal member of Spica's gang. Roger Ashton-Griffiths as Turpin, the bespectacled bookkeeper in Spica's gang.
Therefore, people with tenderness over the scaphoid (those who exhibit pain to pressure in the anatomic snuff box) are often splinted in a thumb spica for 7–10 days at which point a second set of X-rays is taken. [7] If a minimally displaced fracture was present initially, healing will now be apparent. Even then a fracture may not be apparent.
Capener finger splint. By the emergency medical services or by volunteer first responders, to temporarily immobilize a fractured limb before transportation;; By allied health professionals such as occupational therapists, physiotherapists and orthotists, to immobilize an articulation (e.g. the knee) that can be freed while not standing (e.g. during sleep);
Kim Bo-hyung (Korean: 김보형; born March 31, 1989) is a South Korean singer and musical actress.She debuted as a member of Spica in 2012 and made her solo debut with "Crazy Girl" in 2013.