The goal of traction
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Stabilize bone fracture.
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Maintain proper body alignment.
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Reduce bone fracture.
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Alleviate muscle spasm.
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Rectify and prevent deformity.
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Release muscular tissue adhesion.
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Fixate diseased or painful joint.
Cautions
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Tighten all traction ropes located at the wheel of the ditch pulleys,
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Align the 2nd toe with hauling rope and pulley.
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Do not place anything on the rope or have it twisted with knots.
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The weight should be vertically stabilized and suspended.
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Place a pillow under the lesion site to support the limbs.
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Maintain a proper distance between patients’ feet and bed end.
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Maintain a fixed position within the patient, pulley, and weight.
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There should be no loosened, weariness, and broken rope under all conditions.
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No one is allowed to move, or add or subtract weight on the pulley unless it’s the instruction given by the attending physician.
Possible complications include:
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Neural paralysis.
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Local symptom like painfulness, paleness, paraesthesia, and paralysis.
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Limbs swelling.
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Constipation.
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Skin necrosis or hypersensibility of the compressed site.
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Possible infection for skeleton tractions.
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Possible cranial nerve injury for forehead skeleton traction.
How to prevent complications
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Roll your body every two hours and massage your back to prevent soreness built-up.
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To avoid muscle contracture, do abdominal exercise, inhale and exhale deep breathe, and move isotonic and isometric muscle.
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Use pedal board to prevent drooping foot.
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Intake adequate liquid and high-fiber food to prevent constipation.
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Raise four limbs to prevent swelling.
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Inform our medical staff immediately if there is a loosened pin.
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