Casts are supportive devices used to help keep an injured bone in place while it heals. Splints, sometimes called half casts, are a less supportive, less restrictive version of a cast. Casts and ...

Plaster casts have changed relatively little in the 300 years they have existed, but the treatment has just been given a 21st century makeover. A new 3D-printed cast has recently won an award for its ...

They're uncomfortable, itchy and can even give off an unpleasant smell - but casts for broken bones may become a thing of the past. A US start-up firm has created a lightweight, breathable and ...

The medical practice of immobilizing fractured limbs with a cast has been around for a long, long time. Researchers uncovered that the earliest known surgical text, “The Edwin Smith Papyrus,” circa ...