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Dear Sirs, what are the long term problems when an ankle is completely immobilized in a plastercast for 6 months the prevent movement of broken bone above the ankle joint. Regards Andy Chanter ... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Atul Wankhede
( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
i had a fall 5 days ago, went to casualty who said the elbow was broken, and put it in plaster. 3 days later at the fracture clinic they took plaster off and said that it was'nt broken. it still hurts ... View answer
Answered by :Dr. R.A. Singh
( Emergency Medicine Specialist)
My wife aged about 46 fell down and her right leg little finger(below part got fractured.)It is under plaster now .Can you pleae tell me after how many weeks that plaster will be removed ? ... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Ram Choudhary
( Internal Medicine Specialist)
My daughter who is 17 had an ORIF of rt ankle distal fibula due to a non-Union on 03/07/2015. She is 10 days post op and had the back slab plaster removed and a air cast ankle stirrup applied and ... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Praveen Tayal
( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
. Then when I got x-ray a week later, came to know about the crack and now I am having plastercast ... plastercast for a week is enough as when I searched most of the sites say it takes... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Muzaffer Hussain Parray
( Dentist)
Have fractured my left leg little finger. i am on cast since last 4 weeks . Doctor said need to take x ray after 4 weeks and then cut the plaster. Can u please let me know how much time it takes... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Vaibhav Gandhi
( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
plastercast 3 days later , and her arm still swollen till now and the movement still very hard and suffer from pain for your info the doctor apply plastercast for 35 day ,, is it normal and... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Saurabh Gupta
( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Hi I m 13, just broke my foot yesterday and in temporary plastercast since this morning. Being a young teen, I m very self conscious and I m worried about the handling the smell of my player cast. Is ... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Nirmal Chander Gupta
( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
asking me to put weight on leg and start walking while plaster is still there. I am finding it bit difficult to walk with cast. Would I be able to walk properly without any defect after... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Sunny Israni
( Physical Therapist or Physiotherapist)
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