Fiberglass casts were first developed in the 1970s with the use of plaster of Paris casting material and cotton dressing. They were clunky, heavy, and susceptible to breaking.

The black Velcro bandage strapped on 3-year-old Ben Crotty’s left arm looks like a Rollerblader’s wrist guard, but it’s really a mini medical milestone. It’s today’s answer to the cast ...

Once almost a childhood rite of passage, plaster or fiberglass casts were the method of choice for fixing broken bones. But now, doctors around the world are increasingly shunning cumbersome casts ...

A Turkish design student has unveiled his revolutionary cast for patients. The 3D-printed cast enables injuries to be treated faster and more easily.

The 27-year-old has spent over $50,000 on his weird fetish so far - which sees him usually wear a cast on his arm or leg - although occasionally he does go out with a double arm cast on.

A designer claims that his concept for a 3-D printed cast would shorten the bone-healing process nearly 40%. We ask hand surgeon Michael Hausman to weigh in.

A Minnesota mother is praising Avera for helping her 6-year-old son deal with his broken arm by making sure his teddy bear could heal up alongside him.

A cross between a psychic balm and a fashion statement, eye-catching fiberglass casts are hip, eclipsing the white plaster mainstay that has immobilized limbs for two centuries.

Learn how to care for your cast including swelling, itching, pain, skin infection, and other trouble.

An 8-year-old British boy has made medical history as the youngest and smallest person to be fitted with an advanced multigrip bionic arm, according to its manufacturer.

In what could revolutionise plaster cast technology, a Turkish design student has unveiled a slick 3D-printed cast with ventilation holes that reduces healing time by around 40 percent than ...