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 ...

Find out more about the effectiveness of cast immobilisation versus surgery in treating unimalleolar Weber B ankle fractures.

Wearing a cast for three weeks is as good as six for healing ankle fractures. For stable ankle fractures, shorter immobilization periods are not only convenient but also heal faster than conventional ...

Wearing a cast or ankle support for three weeks may be no worse than the usual six weeks for healing ankle fractures, suggest the findings of a randomized controlled trial. Wearing a cast or ankle ...