Traction (orthopedics)
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In orthopaedic medicine, Traction refers to the set of mechanisms for straightening broken bones or relieving pressure on the skeletal system.
It is largely replaced now by more modern techniques, but certain approaches are still used today:
- Buck's traction - hip fractures
- Bryant's traction
- Russell's traction
External links
- [About]
- ["Split Russell's / Buck Traction"]
- Who Named It [synd/2984] - Bryant's traction
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