A below-elbow plaster of Paris slab was applied in all patients for 1 week.
For patients in the nonoperative group, the partial cast was converted into a below-elbow plaster of Paris complete cast within a week.
The patients were given a dorsal below-elbow plaster cast for 10 12 days, after which active wrist mobilization began supervised by a physiotherapist.
The elbow was immobilized in a plaster cast for 3 weeks to limit active movements.
Apply with an old makeup brush to the inside of the elbow and cover with a plaster.
Now, instead of looking forward to trying to help Leicestershire during a crucial part of our season, I'm in plaster up to my elbow and out for the count for something like four to six weeks.
No difference was found between surgical treatment of the collateral ligaments and plaster immobilisation of the elbow joint.
Only one RCT assessed suture repair of the collateral ligaments of the elbow joint versus conservative treatment with plaster [ 6].
A recent electronic survey of 90 trauma surgeons in the Netherlands revealed that 60% of the patients with a simple elbow dislocation were generally treated with plaster immobilization for three weeks or longer [ 14].
