Buck's Extension Traction is indicated for which condition?

• A. Affection of the hip and the femur
• B. Affection of supracondylar of the humerus
• C. For C type scoliosis
• D. For poliomyelitis with residual paralysis

Answer: (A)

Buck’s extension traction uses skin traction to apply a gentle, longitudinal pull along the leg with the hip kept in extension, providing immobilization and alignment for injuries around the hip and proximal femur. It helps control muscle spasm and gradually align fractures of the neck or other injuries of the hip/femur, serving as a useful preparatory or interim measure before definitive treatment. This is why it is indicated for affection of the hip and the femur.

It isn’t suited for a fracture or injury of the arm such as the supracondylar region of the humerus, so that option doesn’t fit. Scoliosis is a spinal deformity managed with bracing or surgery rather than limb traction, and poliomyelitis with residual paralysis involves neuromuscular weakness rather than conditions treated with this hip–proximal femur traction.