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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...
Autores principales: | Mc Carthy, Andrea, Meagher, Eoghan, Dolan, Mark |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |
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