Hanging cast is used in the management of: September 2011: (A) Colle's fracture, (B) Humeral shaft fracture, (C) Fracture both bone forearm, (D) Fracture olecranon
Answer is B. Ans. B: Humeral shaft fracture Hanging cast is used in some cases of the lower third fractures of the humerus Impoant casts/ braces in ohopaedics: Milwaukee brace: Scoliosis Boston brace: Scoliosis Cylindrical cast: Fracture patella