Hanging cast is used in -: (A) # Femur, (B) # Radius, (C) # Tibia, (D) # Humerus
Answer is D. Most of the closed fractures can be treated by "hanging cast" from shoulder to wrist with the elbow flexed to 90°.
Other methods of conservative treatment are U-slab, chest arm bandage, and functional cast brace (Sarmiento).