A cast for use in limiting movement of the hand to promote healing of an injured body part includes a water hardenable orthopaedic blank for mounting on the forearm, preferably with a thumb hole, and an outrigger, also impregnated with water hardenable material, secured to the blank for holding the
A cast for use in limiting movement of the hand to promote healing of an injured body part includes a water hardenable orthopaedic blank for mounting on the forearm, preferably with a thumb hole, and an outrigger, also impregnated with water hardenable material, secured to the blank for holding the thumb or fingers against movement. This construction minimizes irritation of the web between the thumb and forefinger and reduces discomfort and trauma caused by chafing and pressure.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A cast or support for a hand for use in promoting healing of an injury of the hand comprising: a first material initially flexible and being configured for wrapping about the forearm, and being capable of forming a rigid member to limit movement of an injured bodily par
The invention claimed is: 1. A cast or support for a hand for use in promoting healing of an injury of the hand comprising: a first material initially flexible and being configured for wrapping about the forearm, and being capable of forming a rigid member to limit movement of an injured bodily part; and an essentially flat outrigger formed from a second material, at least partially separated from the first material, the outrigger being initially flexible and for location about a thumb or other finger, the outrigger being capable of forming a rigid member to limit movement of the thumb or other finger, and the outrigger being configured for mounting on the first material; wherein the outrigger freely extends from the first material so as to individually fit about the thumb or other finger relative to the blank. 2. The cast or support according to claim 1 further comprising flexible padding material for location inside at least the first material for providing a cushioning effect to the bodily part adjacent to the inner surface when it is formed into a rigid format. 3. The cast or support according to claim 2 wherein the padding material is a cotton gauze-like material, and including padding material for location inside the outrigger adjacent to the thumb. 4. The cast or support according to claim 2 wherein the padding material is spacer or double knit type material. 5. The cast or support according to claim 1 wherein the first material has a hole for the thumb to protrude from the one side of the first material to the other side of the first material, and wherein the outrigger essentially covers the hole prior to usage, the outrigger being affixed to the first material and extending beyond the periphery of the hole, and selectively beyond the periphery formed by the first material prior to usage. 6. The cast or support according to claim 5 wherein when a thumb is located in the hole, and the outrigger is wrapped about and caused to embrace the thumb, the edge of the first material around the hole lies adjacent to but does not engage the web between the thumb and forefinger of the patient's hand. 7. The cast or support according to claim 1 wherein the first material and the outrigger are joined prior to being formed into rigid formats. 8. The cast or support according to claim 1 wherein the first material and the outrigger are each a knitted or woven format, and each receives a chemical constituent treatable to change the materials from a flexible state to a rigid state, the first and second materials including at least three layers, the layers being a boundary layer, a cellular layer between the boundary layer and the second boundary layer, the cellular layer being for absorbing the chemical constituent suitable under treatment to cause the first material and second material to form a rigid construction. 9. The cast or support according to claim 1 wherein the first material is in the form of a blank having an irregular configuration to fit the forearm of a patient, and the outrigger is affixed to the first material and extends beyond the periphery formed by the first material prior to usage. 10. The cast or support assembly according to claim 1 wherein the first material defines a hole for receiving a thumb or other finger, the outrigger being secured near and about the edge of the hole short of an entire periphery of the hole. 11. The cast or support according to claim 1 wherein the outrigger is removably attached to the first material. 12. A cast for a bodily part for use in promoting healing of an injury of a bodily part comprising: a first material initially flexible and subsequently treatable to form a rigid cast member to limited movement of a first bodily part of injured bodily part; a second material initially flexible and subsequently treatable to form a rigid cast member to limit movement of the second bodily part, the second material forming a flap prior to being formed into a rigid format; and the first material and the second material being joined prior being formed into rigid formats, and wherein part of the first material is for location adjacent to a web portion of the hand between the thumb and an index finger; and the first material defining a hole for the thumb to protrude from one side of the first material to the other side of the first material, and the second material essentially covering the hole prior to usage, the second material being affixed to the first material and extending beyond the periphery of the hole and selectively beyond the periphery formed by the first material prior to usage. 13. The cast according to claim 12 wherein the first and second material are formed of spacer material, the spacer material including inner and outer woven or knit layers spaced apart by an openwork matrix of filaments which are integrally woven or knit into the inner and outer layers. 14. The cast according to claim 12 including tape for holding the cast or support onto the anatomy of the patient. 15. The cast according to claim 12 further including spacer type padding material underlying the blank and the outrigger. 16. The cast according to claim 12 wherein the second material is secured near and about the periphery of the hole short of an entire periphery of the hole. 17. An orthopaedic cast or support including a thumb spica comprising: a blank formed of a fabric for application to the forearm of a patient, the fabric being impregnated with water hardenable material, the blank defining a hole for receiving a thumb of a patient; an outrigger defined as a flap of fabric secured to the blank along the edge of the hole and freely extending therefrom so as to individually fit about the thumb relative to the blank, the outrigger being dimensioned to fit around the thumb of the patient, and being impregnated with water hardenable material; and the outrigger having a base portion configured for mounting to the blank at a location corresponding to the outer area of the thumb away from the forefinger; wherein the outrigger is secured near and about the edge of the hole short of an entire periphery of the hole. 18. The cast or support according to claim 17 wherein the blank and the outrigger are both formed from a double knit type material with outer knit or woven layers and an inner matrix of filaments extending between the outer layers and being integrally woven or knit into the layers. 19. The cast or support assembly according to claim 17 wherein the outrigger is removably attached to the blank.
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