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Uploaded by on Apr 8, 2007

How to apply a long leg cylinder cast for fractures of the patella.

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  • @ccilvr1997 It will take a very long time for the ankle to get normal, trust me. Why didn't they reapply another cylinder cast or put you in a knee immobilizer? Do you live in the US? In the US we generally tend not to cast knees and instead we put them in a plastic full leg immobilizer with wires. In the UK though I heard they do get a cast for a knee.

  • @ccilvr1997 Well the thing is your knee will actually bend as you move your ankle and what could happen is the cast could slip. I remember I had a long leg cast that didn't fit right after 6 weeks the cast would slip far enough to where I could see my metatarsal heads, they ended up then putting me in a short leg cast after the 6 weeks. The bone I broke was the tibia four inches and it was a bad break so I had a long cast. Once it was off I had significant atrophy in myleg.

  • I broke my patella the growth plate and they applied a cylinder cast but then as my leg atrophied it was really loose and not fitting right so they cut it off and put a long leg cast on instead.

  • @080594M127 I found out that the tech was wrong I ended up having a torn ACL and Meniscus I wish my patella was broken and not torn.

  • I recently broke my knee in two places one in the growth plate, will I need a long leg cast, a cylinder cast, or a hinged knee brace. They said I will get a hinge on the cast or brace. They said no cast was required, right now they said I can bend it even weightbear.

  • @everestgirl13 BTW is any part of the ankle immobilized in the process of applying a cylinder leg cast.

  • @080594M127 they used this on my brother when he broke the growth plate in his knee

  • Doesn't your patella move when you stretch your ankle. I bet most doctors don't use cylinder casts anymore. I bet they use the same long leg cast like if you break your tibia.

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