fiberglass cast
Broken bone housing
A fiberglass cast is a lightweight medical device used to immobilize broken bones while they heal.
Made of fiberglass fabric hardened with resin, it has largely replaced the heavier plaster cast in orthopedic practice.
Fiberglass casts are stronger, more water-resistant, and allow better ventilation to the skin: The doctor said I could shower with my fiberglass cast.
- plasterWall-coating paste
- splintDevice immobilizing injured limbs
- broken boneCracked skeletal element
- brokenDamaged beyond function
- fractureSplit in hard material
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