Casting & Proper At Home Care. 1  In the case of some wrist fractures, no surgery is necessary and casting is all that is required to reset the bone. 2  Casts are also used after surgery to immobilize the arm while it heals. 3  A cast will usually stay on for six weeks following surgery.
apophysis - (anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or body part such as the process of a vertebra. vertebra - one of the bony segments of the spinal column. appendage, outgrowth, process - a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; a bony process.
Definitions: 1. An elongated rodlike structure, as the part of a long bone between the epiphysial extremities. The shaft of a long bone, as distinguished from the epiphyses, or extremities, and apophyses, or outgrowths. Synonyms: shaft. The definition information for diaphysis is provided by Stedman's.You can search our medical dictionary here.n elongated rodlike structure, as the part of a long bone between the epiphysial extremities. The shaft of a long bone, as distinguished from the epiphyses, or extremities, and apophyses, or outgrowths.