Getting a Leg Over

Following up on ‘An easy way to get plastered‘ we extend the template program. Upper limbs are easy… the lower limbs are where we earn our money.

First up the below knee backslab and U slab:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CaINI1UJOo

and next…the above knee backslab and U slab:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edqfNeQQUeM

And here are the wall poster pdfs for the lower limb plasters:

• cam walker
• zimmer knee brace
• above knee back and u slab
• below knee back and u slab

Finally, don’t forget to (re)visit the upper limb plaster template approach in An Easy Way To Get Plastered?, and let us know if you’ve instituted the system in your department.

Additional Resources

• Spaso Breaks his silence – Spaso Miljesic reduction and immobilisation techniques
• Plaster, Fibreglass and Splints – Dan Smith plaster tips and tricks
• Simon and Neil get plastered – Backslabs, splints, CAM boots and Darco shoes
• A better way to get plastered – Plaster Template PDF Resources
• Getting a leg over – Lower limb plaster techniques
• Buddy strap no more – Management of dorsal and volar phalangeal fracture

Vimeo showcase

• Paediatric guide to fracture management
• Plaster, Fibreglass and Splints
• Spaso reductions and immobilisation

Further reading

• The therapeutic clunk
• FARES method (shoulder reduction)
• Spaso technique (shoulder reduction)
• Cunningham method (shoulder reduction)
• Abraham Colles and the Colles fracture (1814)
• Robert William Smith and the Smith fracture (1847)

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