found: MeSH browser, Jan. 10, 2008(hdg.: Casts, Surgical; scope note: dressings made of fiberglass, plastic, or bandage impregnated with plaster of paris used for immobilization of various parts of the body in cases of fractures, dislocations, and infected wounds)
found: Hoppenfeld, S. Orthopaedic dict., c1994(cast: a rigid circular dressing or casing used to encase or immobilize body parts; it functions to support and immobilize a part in optimal position until healing takes place)
found: Mosby's dict. of medicine, nursing & health professions, c2006(cast: a stiff, solid dressing formed with plaster of paris or other material around a limb or other body part to immobilize it during healing)
found: PDR medical dict., c2006(cast: rigid encasement of a part, as with plaster, plastic, or fiberglass, for purposes of immobilization)
found: Wikipedia, Jan. 10, 2008:under Orthopedic cast (an orthopedic cast is a shell, frequently made from plaster, encasing a limb (or, in some cases, large portions of the body) to hold a broken bone (or bones) in place until it has healed)
