 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) |
E07.858.442.660.414 E07.858.690.650.414
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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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Casts, Surgical" by people in UAMS Profiles by year, and whether "Casts, Surgical" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Casts, Surgical" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Dias JJ, Brealey SD, Coleman E, Choudhary S, Jeyapalan K, Adeleye E, Fairhurst C, Hicks K, Laycock J, Cook E, Costa ML, Rangan A, Hodgson S. Radiological outcome of early surgical fixation versus cast immobilization for adults with a scaphoid waist fracture: five-year follow-up of the Scaphoid Waist Internal Fixation for Fractures Trial. Bone Joint J. 2026 Jan 01; 108-B(1):87-95.
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Dias JJ, Brealey SD, Coleman E, Hicks K, Laycock J, Cook E, Choudhary S, Jeyapalan K, Fairhurst C, Hinde S, Richardson G, Costa ML, Rangan A, Taub N, Torgerson D. Clinical effectiveness of early surgical fixation versus cast immobilization for adults with a scaphoid waist fracture: five-year follow-up of the Scaphoid Waist Internal Fixation for Fractures Trial. Bone Joint J. 2026 Jan 01; 108-B(1):70-78.
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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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Shaw KA, Moreland C, Boomsma SE, Hire JM, Topolski R, Cameron CD. Volumetric Considerations for Valving Long-Arm Casts: The Utility of the Cast Spacer. Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ). 2018 Jul; 47(7).
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Tait MA, Bracey JW, Gaston RG. Acute Scaphoid Fractures: A Critical Analysis Review. JBJS Rev. 2016 09 20; 4(9).
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