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.
Iliac apophysitis is one form of several apophyseal injuries, which can occur in skeletally immature patients between the. ages of 12 and 18. An apophysis is the anatomic term used to. describe a cartilage growth area on a bone where there is a muscle attachment to the bone.