1) Preparing and applying the stockinette
All casts start with the stockinette. Use 4" stockinette and cut it so that the stockinette extends 1"
beyond toes and above your knee by 3".
Take your 4" cast padding and start unrolling at the ankle. Go around the ankle once to secure the
end and work your way across your foot, do not bunch the cast padding. Do this twice more, then
continue up the leg until two fingers before the knee and work your way back to the ankle,
cutting off the excess. It is important to overlap by 1/3. Now fold the excess stockinette back over
the cast padding.
for a walking cast the foot must be at 90 degrees that means the opposite to pointing you toes.
Put on the disposable gloves. Now take a 4" fiberglass bandage. Once again start at the ankle and
make one complete turn to secure the end. Do not stretch the fiberglass because that will weaken
it. But be firm enough so that it does not bunch. Bring the fiberglass across the back of the foot to
the just before the toes, rapping the foot in fiberglass. Now repeat this process two more times.
Finish the 4" roll by working your way up the leg. Now open a second 4" fiberglass bandage and
continue from where you left off . Work your way to the end of the stockinette, making sure to
leave a 1/4" of stockinette showing. Continue back to the toes still overlapping by half a bandage
width. Start the next 4" roll from the knee and work your way to the toes and back. Now use the
final 4" roll to strengthen the foot work from just above the ankle to the toes.
As the cast starts to set, apply pressure to the cast using the palms of your hand to mold the cast to the leg. Also hold down the loose end until the resin has taken hold.
Now you have the perfect walking cast.
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