This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: All India exam, Subject name: Orthopaedics
Functional bracing is now the gold standard in the nonoperative management of which fractures? 
Select and explain. 
A. Fracture shaft humerus, B. Fracture of both bones of the forearm, C. Fracture shaft tibia, D. Fracture shaft Femur
A: Fracture shaft humerus
Answer: A: Fracture shaft humerus 
Explanation: FUNCTIONAL BRACINGprinciple-it relies on the hydrostatic splintage of the fracture due to contraction of muscles in a tight compament it has now become the gold standard of conservative management of humerus fractures(Refer: Mohindra's Fundamentals of Ohopedics, 2nd edition, pg no. 81)