Fracture Healing and Cast Care - Patient/ Parent Information material Children's Orthopaedic Associates, Oakland

Patient/Parent Information Material

BACKGROUND: There is a lack of literature describing the changes in daily routine that parents caring for a child in a body cast must experience. The investigator's clinical experience suggested that determining these changes in parental daily routine would inform nurses of appropriate interventions for these parents.

Part of a hip dysplasia site. This page offers advice on care of an infant in a hip spica cast Patient Provider

The use of the Goretex liner in our series resulted in a savings of $38 per cast including the cost of the liners ($75). The Goretex Pantaloon cast liner used for children's spica casts prevents urine excoriation of the skin and is cost effective.