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An Unorthodox Skin Traction Technique for the Initial Management of Distal Femur Fractures in a High-volume Trauma Centre: A Technical Review

Distal femur fractures account for 3% of femur fractures and require definitive fixation to allow for weight-bearing and return of functional capability. However, if these fractures must wait a period of time to be taken to theatre, skin traction is routinely applied in the pre-operative period to m...

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Autores principales: Mc Carthy, Andrea, Meagher, Eoghan, Dolan, Mark
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7100621/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32257654
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.7106