[Effect of preoperative skeletal traction and skin traction on operative

skin traction Skeletal traction involves placing a pin, wire, or screw in the fractured bone After one of these devices has been inserted, weights are

The Thomas splint is used in conjunction with skin traction or skeletal traction to immobilise and position fractures of the femur It can be skinhead The skin can only take about 5kg traction in an adult If more than this force is required to obtain on maintain a reduction Skeletal traction must be used