APPLIED RADIOLOGICAL ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -Short-leg cast: Extends from below the knee to the base of the toes. The foot is flexed at a right angle in a neutral position.

Detailed explanation-2: -The below-knee cast is a circumferential shell of casting material (plaster of Paris or synthetic) that is useful for immobilizing fractures and complex ligamentous injuries of the lower leg, and for maintaining foot position during conservative management of Achilles tendon ruptures.

Detailed explanation-3: -Leg cylinder cast/long leg cast used for knee or lower leg fractures, knee dislocations, or after surgery on the leg or knee. applied from the upper thigh to the ankle or foot. usually applied with the knee bent to prevent walking on the cast.

Detailed explanation-4: -Short leg cast Lower leg fractures, severe ankle sprains and strains, or fractures. Also used to hold the leg or foot muscles and tendons in place after surgery to allow healing.

Detailed explanation-5: -A hip spica cast keeps your child’s hips (pelvis) and one or both legs in the right position to heal. They will not be able to move their thighs or bend at the hips. A child gets a hip cast when they break a bone in the thigh or have hip surgery. It can only be put on in an operating room.