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Traction splint: to use or not to use
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KEYWORDS Traction splint / Thomas splint / Complications
Provenance and Peer review: Unsolicited contribution; Peer reviewed.
Traction splints are widely used for immobilisation of fractures of the lower limb. There is brevity of evidence-based research on their efficacy. We present a case of skin complication following traction splint for spiral fracture of femur. It is prudent to identify patients at higher risk of developing complications of immobilisation. In circumstances where delays are inevitable, the indication and appropriateness of continuation of traction splint should be ...
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Traction splint: to use or not to use.(CLINICAL FEATURE)(Case study)
Magazine article from: Journal of Perioperative Practice
; ...Introduction The Thomas splint is surely the...immobilisation to traction splint using skin or...immobilised on a Thomas splint complemented...Discussion The traction splint was introduced...challenged, the traction splint has received...upper tibia. The ...
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The Thomas Splint
Magazine article from: The Journal of Perioperative Practice
; ...Hugh Owen Thomas, Robert Jones, Thomas splint, Tobruk splint Surely the best known...orthopaedics and trauma surgery is the Thomas splint, and the story of its evolution is...the first world war He introduced the Thomas splint on the western front, where stretcher...
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The Thomas splint.(THE NAME BEHIND THE INSTRUMENT)
Magazine article from: Journal of Perioperative Practice
; ...orthopaedics and trauma surgery is the Thomas splint, and the story of its evolution is...Hugh Owen Thomas, Robert Jones, Thomas splint, Tobruk splint Introduction Thomas...the first world war He introduced the Thomas splint on the western front, where stretcher...
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Chinese Inventor Develops Ambulatory Hip Fixation-Traction Splint Set
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News
; ...developed an ambulatory hip fixation-traction splint set which is capable of applying to...said: "An ambulatory hip fixation-traction splint set includes a supporting frame having...Therefore, the ambulatory hip fixation-traction splint set not only keeps the fracture area...
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Chinese Inventor Develops Ambulatory Hip Fixation-Traction Splint Frame
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News
; ...has developed a splint frame. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ambulatory hip fixation-traction splint frame includes a supporting frame having an upper end arranged for positioning below an armpit of a treated patient and...
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Femur fracture immobilization with traction splints in multisystem trauma patients
Magazine article from: Prehospital Emergency Care
; ...considered to complicate or contraindicate traction splint use include 1) pelvic injury, 2...limited data available on the benefit of traction splint use for femur fracture in the prehospital...complicate and/or contraindicate traction splint use are common. Key words: femur...
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The application of the Landstuhl frame for air evacuation of patients with femur fractures
Magazine article from: Military Medicine
; ...in World War II, and to the Hare traction splint used by many emergency medical technicians...States.1,2 Currently, the Hare traction splint is the main form of traction used...addition to potential injury, the Hare traction splint is uncomfortable for patients. For...
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MeDevice offers Ctrac to treat rising tide of carpal tunnel pain.
Newspaper article from: Medical Device Daily
; ...ligament], less pressure on the median nerve and resolution of symptoms. While the FDA classifies the Ctrac as a type of traction/splint device requiring no regulatory okay, the company has moved ahead with its research showing what Porrata calls dramatic...
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Here are lifesaving tools of a paramedic's trade
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times
; ...used to immobilize and remove sitting accident victims from vehicles before transferring them to the longer backboard. 4. Traction splint. To immobilize broken hips or femurs, the bone between the hip and the kneecap. Usually, it also relieves pain by keeping...
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From war, lives are saved; Combat injuries lead to rapid medical advances.(LIFE - HEALTH)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times
; ...healthy, people, Col. Holcomb says. In World War I, doctors introduced advances in blood transfusions and engineered the Thomas splint for fractured legs. Blood transfusions advanced further during World War II, Col. Holcomb says. During the Vietnam War...
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