Splints and Casts. Many broken bones (also called fractures) can be treated with a splint or a cast. They keep the bone from moving, which helps it heal. It also cuts down swelling and pain.

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If you have ever broken a bone, you know it hurts and it can take a long time to heal. But that can change soon due to an innovation by a local doctor. Skip to content.

If you've ever broken a bone, you know how uncomfortable, a cast can be. From the skate park to the playing field some people have injury, deja vu.

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CHICAGO, Ill. – A futuristic innovation is changing the way doctors set broken bones. A startup company called Cast21 has created a new type of cast that completely overhauls its plaster and ...

But casts are finally getting a modern spin. 3-D-printed casts boast an open-lattice plastic design that’s customized to the ... You Can Get a 3-D-Printed Cast for a Broken Bone.

Some 6 million broken bones are immobilized by casts a year in the U.S. Initially, Cast21 is aiming at the broken-wrist market and at doctors who apply 50 to 100 casts a week.

21-year-old Jake Evill was surprised at how horrible casts were after he broke a bone, so he designed a new one. His Cortex Fracture Support System is inspired by bones themselves.

Here's the crazy way they up your risk for broken bones.) The inventors hope Cast21 will be available by the end of 2017. (Avoid casts altogether with these 9 ways to break-proof your bones for life.) ...

The resulting cast will typically be 3 millimeters-thick and under 500 grams. The denser, less ventilated material is focused on the fractured area of the bone to provide more support. Image: Jake ...