Turn-buckle cast is used for -: (A) Fracture shaft humerus, (B) Fracture shaft femur, (C) Scoliosis, (D) Cervical spine injury
Answer is C. Turn- buckle cast and Risser&;s cast are used in case of SCOLIOSIS. Minerva cast- cervical spine disease. U-slab or hanging cast- fracture of humerus. Hip spica - fracture of femur. REF:Essential ohopaedics- Maheshwari-5 th edn- pg no 17.