 Casts, Surgical
"Casts, Surgical" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Dressings made of fiberglass, plastic, or bandage impregnated with plaster of paris used for immobilization of various parts of the body in cases of fractures, dislocations, and infected wounds. In comparison with plaster casts, casts made of fiberglass or plastic are lightweight, radiolucent, able to withstand moisture, and less rigid.
| Descriptor ID |
D002370
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.858.442.660.430.500 E07.858.690.725.430.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Plastic Casts- Plastic Casts
- Cast, Plastic
- Casts, Plastic
- Plastic Cast
Plaster Casts- Plaster Casts
- Cast, Plaster
- Casts, Plaster
- Plaster Cast
Fiberglass Casts- Fiberglass Casts
- Cast, Fiberglass
- Casts, Fiberglass
- Fiberglass Cast
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2019 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Casts, Surgical" by people in Profiles.
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LaValva S, Adams A, MacAlpine E, Gupta P, Hammerberg K, Thompson GH, Sturm P, Garg S, Anari J, Sponseller P, Flynn J, Cahill PJ. Serial Casting in Neuromuscular and Syndromic Early-onset Scoliosis (EOS) Can Delay Surgery Over 2 Years. J Pediatr Orthop. 2020 Sep; 40(8):e772-e779.
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Matsumoto H, Auran E, Fields MW, Hung CW, Hilaire TS, Roye B, Sturm P, Garg S, Sanders J, Oetgen M, Levine S, Roye D, Vitale M. Serial casting for early onset scoliosis and its effects on health-related quality of life during and after discontinuation of treatment. Spine Deform. 2020 12; 8(6):1361-1367.
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LaValva SM, MacAlpine EM, Kawakami N, Gandhi JS, Morishita K, Sturm PF, Garg S, Glotzbecker MP, Anari JB, Flynn JM, Cahill PJ. Awake serial body casting for the management of infantile idiopathic scoliosis: is general anesthesia necessary? Spine Deform. 2020 10; 8(5):1109-1115.
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von Keudell AG, Rajab TK, Vrahas MS, Rodriguez EK, Harris MB, Weaver MJ. Closed Reduction of a Fractured and Dislocated Ankle. N Engl J Med. 2019 Sep 19; 381(12):e25.
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Fenoglio AK, Stephens AR, Zhang C, Presson AP, Tyser AR, Kazmers NH. Evaluating the Utility of Follow-up Radiographs for Isolated Radial Head Fractures Undergoing Initial Nonoperative Treatment. J Orthop Trauma. 2019 Aug; 33(8):e291-e295.
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Jackson T, Jones A, Miller N, Georgopoulos G. Clubfoot and Tethered Cord Syndrome: Results of Treatment With the Ponseti Method. J Pediatr Orthop. 2019 Jul; 39(6):318-321.
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Brazell C, Carry PM, Jones A, Baschal R, Miller N, Holmes KS, Georgopoulos G. Dimeglio Score Predicts Treatment Difficulty During Ponseti Casting for Isolated Clubfoot. J Pediatr Orthop. 2019 May/Jun; 39(5):e402-e405.
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Alluri RK, Sabour A, Heckmann N, Hatch GF, VandenBerg C. Increasing Rate of Surgical Fixation in Four- and Five-year-old Children With Femoral Shaft Fractures. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2019 Jan 01; 27(1):e24-e32.
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Zapata KA, Karol LA, Jeans KA, Jo CH. Gross Motor Function at 10 Years of Age in Children With Clubfoot Following the French Physical Therapy Method and the Ponseti Technique. J Pediatr Orthop. 2018 Oct; 38(9):e519-e523.
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Choi YM, Nederveld C, Campbell K, Moulton S. A Soft Casting Technique for Managing Pediatric Hand and Foot Burns. J Burn Care Res. 2018 08 17; 39(5):760-765.
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