▁open ings ▁provided ▁for ▁the ▁patient ' s ▁face , ▁ears , ▁and ▁usually ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁head ▁and ▁hair . ▁The ▁Ris ser ▁cast ▁was ▁similar , ▁extending ▁from ▁the ▁patient ' s ▁h ips ▁to ▁the ▁neck ▁and ▁sometimes ▁including ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁head . ▁Both ▁of ▁these ▁cast s ▁could , ▁with ▁care ▁and ▁the ▁doctor ' s ▁permission , ▁be ▁walked ▁in ▁during ▁con val esc ence . ▁However , ▁in ▁some ▁cases ▁the ▁Ris ser ▁cast ▁would ▁extend ▁into ▁one ▁or ▁more ▁p ant alo ons , ▁in ▁which ▁case ▁mob ility ▁was ▁far ▁more ▁restricted . ▁ ▁As ide ▁from ▁the ▁above ▁common ▁forms , ▁body ▁cast s ▁could ▁come ▁in ▁nearly ▁any ▁size ▁and ▁configuration . ▁For ▁example , ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 0 s ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁use ▁of ▁a ▁turn bu ck le ▁cast , ▁which ▁used ▁metal ▁turn bu ck les ▁to ▁tw ist ▁two ▁hal ves ▁of ▁the ▁cast ▁so ▁as ▁to ▁for ci b ly ▁straight en ▁the ▁sp ine ▁before ▁surg ery , ▁was ▁common . ▁The ▁turn bu ck le ▁cast ▁had ▁no ▁single ▁configuration , ▁and ▁could ▁be ▁as ▁small ▁as ▁a ▁body ▁jack et ▁split ▁in ▁half , ▁or ▁could ▁include ▁the ▁head , ▁one ▁or ▁both ▁legs ▁to ▁the ▁kne es ▁or ▁feet , ▁and / or ▁one ▁arm ▁to ▁the ▁el bow ▁or ▁w rist ▁depending ▁on ▁the ▁choice ▁of ▁the ▁doctor . ▁ ▁Despite ▁the