Broken Arm

[Finfeatherfur]

Originally Posted by Big Flounder

Finfeatherfur, I wish we would have done it from the start but when the Dr lined them back up he said that it looked great and would heal. She was in a cast that went almost to her shoulder and he put her in a short cast on Tuesday so now she is bending her elbow and I just don't see how that could make it any better.

To "effectively" splint/cast a bone, you have to immobilize the area to the joints above and below the effected area. The radius/ulnar muscles are large enough to move the bones even when casted/splinted to the shoulder. Same with the femur bone of the leg. I have personnally treated athletes and accident victims that I actually had to medevac out because bleeding caused secondary to fractures. The bones would actually contract during spasms and tear more tissue/vessels, even while splinted.