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How To Remove a Cast
Step by Step Description of Procedure
Introduce the vibrating cast saw to the patient, and touch it to your own palm to demonstrate that it does not hurt and will not cut the skin. Score the cast along its long axis. Continue cutting the cast in the channel created by scoring until the underlying padding is reached. Cut the padding and stockinette with blunt-tipped shears. Insert the cast spreader between the cut cast edges. Spread the cast apart using the cast spreader. Remove the cast. 