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 ...

Clunky plaster casts really may be the best way of treating broken bones, a study suggests. Patients who suffer fractures often complain about moulded casts, saying they are uncomfortable and smell.

London: In what could revolutionise plaster cast technology, a Turkish design student has unveiled a slick 3D-printed cast with ventilation holes that reduces healing time by around 40 percent than ...