by Alex Steelsmith

“‘I practiced orthopedic surgery for almost 45 years and originally used plaster casts for fractures. Now, every orthopedist
uses fiberglass casts—an entirely different technique…'”
—BuzzFeed

Dated, fated,
casts of plaster
have at last been
cast aside.

Orthopedists
say the die is
cast; the plaster
cast has died.

*This is (to our knowledge) the second-ever published double trochee. The first is here, and Alex’s guidelines for writing one are here. — Eds.