▁a ▁leg ▁cast ▁may ▁be ▁extended ▁termin ating ▁at ▁the ▁tip ▁of ▁the ▁patient ' s ▁to es , ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁rig id ▁support ▁that ▁limits ▁motion ▁of ▁the ▁met at ars als ▁in ▁both ▁weight ▁bearing ▁and ▁non - weight ▁bearing ▁leg ▁cast s . ▁ ▁These ▁are ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁toe plates ▁in ▁the ▁orth op edic ▁discipline ▁of ▁medicine . ▁This ▁addition ▁may ▁be ▁applied ▁to ▁further ▁support ▁and ▁stabil ize ▁the ▁met at ars als ▁by ▁limit ing ▁motion ▁through ▁a ▁higher ▁degree ▁of ▁imm obil ization , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁protect ing ▁the ▁to es ▁from ▁additional ▁bl unt ▁force ▁tra uma . ▁Typ ically ▁leg ▁cast s ▁with ▁no ▁toe plate ▁are ▁pres cribed ▁for ▁inj uries ▁to ▁the ▁foot ▁and ▁met at ars als . ▁ ▁Ord in arily , ▁a ▁leg ▁cast ▁applied ▁for ▁the ▁treatment ▁of ▁a ▁stable ▁an k le ▁f ract ure ▁would ▁not ▁use ▁the ▁toe plate ▁design ▁because ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁need ▁to ▁imm obil ize ▁and ▁limit ▁the ▁motion ▁of ▁the ▁patient ' s ▁to es . ▁ ▁C yl inder ▁In ▁some ▁cases , ▁a ▁cast ▁may ▁include ▁the ▁upper ▁and ▁lower ▁arm ▁and ▁the ▁el bow , ▁but ▁leave ▁the ▁w rist ▁and ▁hand ▁free , ▁or ▁the ▁upper ▁and ▁lower ▁leg ▁and ▁the ▁kne e , ▁leaving ▁the ▁foot ▁and ▁an k le ▁free . ▁Such ▁a ▁cast ▁may ▁be ▁called ▁a ▁cyl inder ▁cast . ▁Where ▁the ▁w rist ▁or ▁an k le ▁is