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Ortho Nursing Notes

This document lists and describes 24 types of casts used to immobilize different body parts and injuries. It also describes 12 types of traction used for skeletal alignment and immobilization, including skin traction, skeletal traction, and special traction types. The casts and traction methods are indicated for a variety of bone fractures, dislocations, and other orthopedic conditions affecting various areas of the body.

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Ortho Nursing Notes

This document lists and describes 24 types of casts used to immobilize different body parts and injuries. It also describes 12 types of traction used for skeletal alignment and immobilization, including skin traction, skeletal traction, and special traction types. The casts and traction methods are indicated for a variety of bone fractures, dislocations, and other orthopedic conditions affecting various areas of the body.

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CASTS (Identify—Indication) 4.

DELVIT CAST
-Affection of the distal 3rd of tibia and fibula
1. BODY CAST
-Lower lumbar spine

5. DOUBLE HIP SPICA CAST


-bilateral affection of the hip and femur
2. QUADRILATERAL CAST
-Affection of # femur

6. BASKET CAST
-to immobilize foot, knee and ankle while allowing
wound for exposure.
3. 1 ½ HIP SPICA CAST -for severe or massive bone injury
-Pelvis and hip affection
7. FUNCTIONAL CAST 10. SINGLE HIP SPICA POSTERIOR MOLD
-affection of shaft of humerus. Allow flexion and -immobilize injuries and reconstructive surgeries of
extension of the upper extremity. the pelvis, hip, joint, and areas of the knee infection,
open wound and swelling.

8. FROG CAST
-Congenital hip dislocation 11. SHORT ARM CIRCULAR CAST
-affection of the wrist and fingers
LONG ARM CIRCULAR CAST
-affection of the radius and ulna

9. SHOULDER SPICA CAST


-affection of the upper portion of the humerus
(recurrent dis.)
12. CYLINDER CAST
-fx of patella
CYLINDER POSTERIOR MOLD
-affection of the patella infection, open wound and
swelling

-
13. RIZZERS JACKET
-scoliosis 16. HANGING CAST
-affection of shaft of humerus

14. COLLAR CAST 17. SHOULDER SPICA POSTERIOR MOLD


-affection of the cervical spine -affection of the upper portion of the humerus and
shoulder joint with infection, open wound and
swelling

15. SINGLE HIP SPICA CAST


-Affection of the hip and femur w/ infection,
swelling & open wound.
18. MINERVA CAST
-Upper dorsal spine for Pott’s dse. and scoliosis.
19. PATELLAR TENDON BEARING CAST 22. LONG ARM POSTERIOR MOLD
-affection of tibia and fibula -affections on radius ulna with infection, open
wound and swelling.
SHORT ARM POSTERIOR MOLD
-affections of the wrist and fingers with infections
and open wounds.

20. LONG LEG CIRCULAR CAST


-fracture tibia fibula
SHORT LEG CIRCULAR CAST
-affection of the ankle and toes 23. LONG LEG POSTERIOR MOLD
-affections of the tibia fibula with infection, open
wounds.
SHORT LEG POSTERIOR MOLD
-affections of the ankle and toes with infections and
open wounds

21. MUNSTER CAST


-affection of the radius ulna with callus formation
allows extension and flexion of the elbow.

24. BRACE CAST


-For # of the patella/fx distal 3rd femur.

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25. PANTALON CAST
-affection of the pelvis

3. HALO PELVIC TRACTION


Indication: scoliosis
Classification: skeletal traction

TRACTION
1. SIDE ARM TRACTION
Indication: supracondylar fracture humerus shoulder 4. HALO FEMORAL TRACTION
Classification: Indication: severe scoliosis
Classification: skeletal traction

2. 90-90 degrees LOWER EXTREMITY


TRACTION
Indication: displaced femoral fracture
Classification: 5. BRYANT’S TRACTION
Indication: congenital hip dislocation # femur for
below 6 y.o.
Classification: skin traction/adhesive type
6. HAMMOCK SUSPENSION TRACTION
Indication: pelvis region
Classification: skin traction
10. HEAD HALTER TRACTION
Indication: cervical spine affection
Classification: skin traction/non-adhesive type

7. BUCK EXTENSION TRACTION


Indication: affection of femur and hip
Classification: skin traction/adhesive-nonadhesive
type
11. PELVIC TRACTION
Indication: lumbo-sacral affection (HNP)
Classification: skin traction/non-adhesive type

8. BOOT LEG CAST TRACTION


Indication: post polio w/ residual paralysis
Classification: special type of traction 12. HEAD HALTER/PELVIC GIRDLE
- non-adhesive lumbar affection
- severe cervical sprain, cervical strain, torticollis,
mild cervical trauma, potts dse.

9. DUNLOP TRACTION
Indication: supracondylar fracture humerus
Classification: Skin adhesive type

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