What’s old is new…when you REALLY want to offload a foot

To add onto the effectiveness of a Total Contact Cast (TCC), we share with you a little trick from the SALSA clinic: Get a Bohler’s Iron splint instead of just a regular cast boot. This effectively completely suspends the foot up the cast wall.

Total contact cast prior to application of Bohler’s iron

Spikes on the Bohler’s iron engage the cast

Note complete offloading of the plantar foot