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• Maura

  26.10.2019 at 08:09

  Aug 24,  · Chapter 15 Femoral Skeletal Traction Overview Femoral traction is accomplished with placement of a pin across the distal femur and attachment to a pulley system secured to the bed. Indications for use 1. Acetabular fractures 2. Proximal femur fractures Precautions 1. Do not set up femoral traction until confirming that no skeletal injury is present.

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• Sajin

  30.10.2019 at 19:49

  Sep 17,  · The sites of skeletal traction performed in the lower limb are mentioned below: Distal End of Femur. Technique: The point of entrance of the pin is about one inch proximal to the adductor tubercle and slightly anteriorly over the distal end of femur.. Indication: The traction is applied for fracture of the pelvis, fracture and dislocation around the hip joint, fracture of the .

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• Akizil

  25.10.2019 at 15:58

  Ted Huang, Jui-Yung Yang, in Total Burn Care (Fourth Edition), A skeletal traction technique. Utilizing a skeletal traction technique to restore movements in a contracted joint typically requires percutaneous insertion of a Steinman's pin through the radius for the elbow joint and the tibia for the knee joint.

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• Kagazilkree

  28.10.2019 at 06:11

  May 27,  · Skeletal pin traction: guidelines on postoperative care and support. 27 May, The presence of infection can have devastating consequences. These range from loss of fracture alignment and apparatus failure to localised infections that can lead to osteomyelitis. Download a print-friendly PDF file of this article here; The presence of.

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• Faezahn

  25.10.2019 at 13:31

  Lumbar traction is the process of applying a stretching force to the lumbar vertebrae through body weight, weights, and/or pulleys to distract individual joints of the lumbar spine. The word traction is a derivative of the Latin word "tractico", which means "a process of drawing or pulling, and various forms of spinal traction have been described, since the time of Hippocrates, for .

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• Fejind

  28.10.2019 at 08:44

  Jun 06,  · Skeletal traction involves placing a pin, wire, or screw in the fractured bone. After one of these devices has been inserted, weights are attached to it .

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• JoJokus

  30.10.2019 at 12:02

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• Sashakar

  01.11.2019 at 11:42

  Sep 21,  · He used Malgaigne's hooks. • Steinmann () in introduced a method of applying skeletal traction to the femur by means of pins driven into the femoral condyles. • Lorenz Bohler - "the father of traumatology" popularized skeletal traction worldwide by means of Steinmann pin after he devised Bohler's stirrup.

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