Master Plaster: Setting Things Straight Clinical Treatment of Fractures Handbook of Casting for Broken Bones (Paperback)

Introduction Master Plaster: Setting Things Straight Welcome to Master Plaster: Setting Things Straight a practical occasionally confronting and always informative guide to the art (and science) of orthopaedic casting. Whether you re just scrubbing in on your first clinical placement or you ve been slinging plaster longer than some of your colleagues have been alive this book is designed to support inspire and sharpen your casting skills. Casting is one of those procedures that looks deceptively simple until you re halfway through a backslab and realize you ve managed to immobilize both the patient and yourself. This book exists to prevent exactly that. With step-by-step guidance visual cues and a healthy dose of real-world insight Master Plaster builds confidence for beginners and adds finesse for seasoned practitioners. Let s be honest there are many ways to apply a cast well... and even more ways to do it poorly. A badly applied cast is not just uncomfortable it s potentially harmful professionally embarrassing and often a one-way ticket to a do-over (if not a complaint form). This book and its related video series aim to steer you away from the dreaded Plaster Disaster club and toward the more exclusive ranks of cast connoisseurs. We re not claiming this is the encyclopaedia of every casting method ever devised (because frankly nobody has time for that) but it is a curated practical guide to tried-and-tested techniques. It focuses on best practices for commonly used casts with a clear roadmap for tackling more complex or less familiar scenarios. Wherever possible we ve stripped away jargon in favour of clarity and added practical tips that can make all the difference when you re under pressure and short on time. The topics included in the book are as follows: Introduction Upper Limb Casts: Scaphoid Slab: Pad Plaster Technique Scaphoid Slab: Pad Patient Technique Scaphoid Full Cast Colles Slab: Pad Plaster Technique Colles Slab: Pad Patient Technique Sandwich Slab Short Arm Full Cast POSI Slab Ulna Gutter Slab Sugar Tong Slab Long Arm Slab Long Arm Full Cast U-Slab: Pad Plaster Technique U-Slab: Pad Patient Technique Lower Limb Casts: Achilles Slab Short Leg Slab Short Leg Full Cast Short Leg Slab: Toe Extension Short Leg Full Cast: Toe Extension Cylinder Cast Patella Tendon Bearing Cast Long Leg Slab Long Leg Full Cast Total Contact Cast Cast Removal Removable Casts Plaster Disaster Materials For students and junior staff Master Plaster fills in the educational gaps that formal training sometimes misses. Casting instruction is often brief inconsistent or dependent on luck-of-the-placement. This book provides a solid foundation to help you hit the ground running and keep your patients sa