"Traction" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The pull on a limb or a part thereof. Skin traction (indirect traction) is applied by using a bandage to pull on the skin and fascia where light traction is required. Skeletal traction (direct traction), however, uses pins or wires inserted through bone and is attached to weights, pulleys, and ropes. (From Blauvelt & Nelson, A Manual of Orthopaedic Terminology, 5th ed)
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D014143
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.555.720
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| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Traction" by people in Profiles.
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Posterior axilla sling traction for shoulder dystocia: case review and a new method of shoulder rotation with the sling. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2015 Jun; 212(6):784.e1-7.
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Developmental dysplasia of the hip: open reduction as a risk factor for substantial osteonecrosis. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2010 Sep; 468(9):2485-94.
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Posterior axilla sling traction for intractable shoulder dystocia. BJOG. 2009 Dec; 116(13):1818-20.
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Posterior axilla sling traction: a technique for intractable shoulder dystocia. Obstet Gynecol. 2009 Feb; 113(2 Pt 2):486-488.
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Methods of delivering the placenta at caesarean section. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2008 Jul 16; (3):CD004737.
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Umbilical vein injection for retained placenta: clinical feasibility study of a new technique. East Afr Med J. 1994 Jun; 71(6):396-7.