title: Casting: above-elbow back slabs.
abstract: This article continues a short series of articles on how to apply casts. It examines how above-elbow back slabs should be applied following fracture of the forearm, elbow and distal humerus.
authors.affiliation: School of Health, University of Wolverhampton.
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Drozd
authors.forename: Sue
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Miles
authors.forename: Jenny
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Davies
mesh_terms: D001134:Arm Injuries / Q000628:therapy*; D002370:Casts, Surgical; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000379:methods*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans