title: Casting: Part two.
abstract: In the second of two articles, Margaret Prior and Susan Miles discuss techniques for the adaptation and removal of casts. They also consider common complications, the provision of appliances and information to patients, as well as some of the problems that may occur when safety is not seen as an inherent part of practice.
authors.affiliation: British Orthopaedic Association.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Prior
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Miles
mesh_terms: D002370:Casts, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects; D003161:Compartment Syndromes / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods; D016530:Orthopedic Nursing / Q000379:methods; D010353:Patient Education as Topic