Cast wedging for orthopaedic surgeons!
The use of cast wedging is decreasing. Previous described methods are complicated, using geometric calculations that can be confusing and difficult to remember. We describe a very simple method we use routinely that involves a pen, a piece of paper and a pair of scissors only, without the need to calculate or measure angles.
Bebbington
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Departments of Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery, Royal Gwent Hospital, Cardiff Road, Newport, NP20 2UB Gwent, UK. abebbington@doctors.net.uk
Lewis
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Savage
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D002370:Casts, Surgical; D005543:Forearm Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000601:surgery