How long it takes to remove a fracture cast needs to depend on the fracture site and the degree of fracture recovery, generally speaking, the cast can be removed after 4~8 weeks.
Fracture is a common clinical trauma caused by the interruption of the continuity and integrity of the bone, causing local swelling, deformity, pain and other manifestations. Stable fractures can be treated with conservative treatment such as casting, while unstable fractures are generally recommended to be treated with surgery.
The fixation time of the plaster needs to be based on the formation time of the bone scab, usually 4~6 weeks for the upper limbs and 6~8 weeks for the lower limbs, at this time the bone scab is basically formed and the fracture is relatively stable, and the plaster can be dismantled and functional exercise can be carried out step by step after the fracture line is fuzzy after the review.
It is recommended that patients with fracture casts should go to the hospital for regular review, and the specific time of removing the cast should be decided by professional doctors according to the X-ray films.