This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: None, Subject name: Surgery
Hanging cast is used in the management of: September 2011 
Select and explain. 
A. Colle's fracture, B. Humeral shaft fracture, C. Fracture both bone forearm, D. Fracture olecranon
B: Humeral shaft fracture
Answer: B: Humeral shaft fracture 
Explanation: 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