Where your broken arm gets a cast shouldn't affect what you pay. Many straightforward services have been moved from doctors' offices to hospitals, with higher costs. Congress should respond.

If you need a cast for a broken arm, to mend after knee surgery, or for another injury, you may wear it for several weeks or months. The cast keeps your bone or joint from moving so it can heal.

Arm fracture is another term to describe a broken arm. A simple arm fracture may require a splint or a cast. However, more complex fractures may need surgery. If treated properly, a broken arm can ...

Medically reviewed by Sanja Jelic, MD A broken arm, also known as an arm fracture, occurs when one or more of the bones in ...

The Cincinnati Zoo said that a gorilla with a broken arm had her cast removed earlier this month. The gorilla, whose name is Gladys, had the cast added to her arm in April after a scuffle with two ...

Article continues below They were due to come up against a side against whom they were 'on a hiding to nothing', but Stokes was unavailable due to suffering a broken ... no cast on his arm.

Veterinarians at the Cincinnati Zoo confirmed that the broken arm of Gladys the gorilla is healing well, thanks to Colibrium Additive's 3D-printed titanium cast.