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Lateral femoral traction pin entry: risk to the femoral artery and other medial neurovascular structures
BACKGROUND: Femoral skeletal traction assists in the reduction and transient stabilization of pelvic, acetabular, hip, and femoral fractures when splinting is ineffective. Traditional teaching has recommended a medial entry site for insertion of the traction pin in order to minimize injury to the fe...
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BioMed Central
2010
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2827386/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20205875 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-799X-5-4 |