tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365990433045665296.post1696834617251803213..comments2023-06-22T02:52:16.261-06:00Comments on Redwood's Medical Edge: Author Question: When Were Casts Invented?Jordyn Redwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14021715235725750286noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365990433045665296.post-57789338137571659452013-02-02T13:23:06.435-07:002013-02-02T13:23:06.435-07:00Carrie,
I appreciate all the insight you offered...Carrie, <br /><br />I appreciate all the insight you offered. Thank you.<br /><br />Redwood's Medical Edgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16058568644705726998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365990433045665296.post-39786795568234657732013-01-30T10:40:38.227-07:002013-01-30T10:40:38.227-07:00Sorry. Getting confused (was a few years ago). The...Sorry. Getting confused (was a few years ago). They said it would be 8 weeks and 4, cast and crutches, it was actually 12 and 4.<br /><br />But that doesn't fit with what Jordyn said, though this time I *am* sure. If it turns out I only needed to be in a cast for half the time I was, I will be p*ssed off.<br /><br />Will stop cluttering up this post with self-replies now.Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11406849127208192970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365990433045665296.post-51817391713688287142013-01-30T10:32:46.975-07:002013-01-30T10:32:46.975-07:00I say plaster. It was actually fibreglass. Except ...I say plaster. It was actually fibreglass. Except the first bit, where they did a split cast - because of the swelling - which was actually plaster, and then covered it over with fibreglass after two days. That first cast was bl**dy heavy.Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11406849127208192970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365990433045665296.post-36800470945756811992013-01-30T10:30:16.370-07:002013-01-30T10:30:16.370-07:00I broke my tibia once, Not in the 1860s, but I can...I broke my tibia once, Not in the 1860s, but I can tell you what it's like.<br />If they'd let me, I <i>could</i> probably have been walking with crutches within a few hours, but they wouldn't let me for nearly two days.<br />But for the first few days to maybe a week your character ought to be walking pretty gingerly, as it will be excruciating if he knocks his cast on anything.<br />My leg healed slower than was expected (they told me that's because I didn't break the fibula as well, and as it's longer then the tib it pushes the ends of the bone apart. Maybe something to think about, especially if you wanted him incapacitated a touch longer or frustrated at how long it was taking to heal).<br />*What they said: ~24 hrs before walking. 1-2 weeks before weight-bearing, 6 weeks in plaster total and 2 more with crutches.<br />*Actual: ~2 days before walking, 8 weeks in plaster, all of it non-weight bearing, 4 more weeks with crutches (weight-bearing). Then 2 weeks limping until I got a bit of muscle back.Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11406849127208192970noreply@blogger.com