Traction

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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1.	Shields, Carol L: 14 articles (08/2015 - 02/2004)
2.	Müller, Nestor L: 13 articles (03/2013 - 06/2002)
3.	Duker, Jay S: 12 articles (09/2015 - 11/2004)
4.	Johkoh, Takeshi: 12 articles (02/2014 - 06/2002)
5.	Hansell, David M: 11 articles (01/2016 - 08/2003)
6.	Shields, Jerry A: 11 articles (02/2015 - 02/2004)
7.	Kampik, Anselm: 10 articles (10/2015 - 04/2005)
8.	Haller, Julia A: 9 articles (06/2015 - 01/2006)
9.	Gandorfer, Arnd: 9 articles (06/2015 - 04/2005)
10.	Ichikado, Kazuya: 9 articles (02/2014 - 06/2002)

Related Diseases

1.	Pain (Aches) 07/01/1995 - "The benefits of the active traction system are reduction of fragments, marked decrease in pain, and early range of motion with improved patient compliance. " 09/01/2011 - "At 48 hours after admission, the mean baseline pain improved by 4.4 points (SD: 1.8) (P<.001), the differential effect of the level of pain between both study groups was 0.7 points of the VAS scale (95% CI, -0.7 to 0.6), while the effect of traction showed no statistically significant differences (P=.721). " 01/01/2001 - "The new study found a statistically significant reduction in rest pain in the traction group but did not indicate if this was clinically significant; there was no difference in analgesic use. " 10/01/2012 - "Use of cutaneous traction for diaphyseal femur fractures when compared with skeletal traction results in a statistically significant reduction in time of application to the on call practitioner with no complications or detrimental change in operative time and no difference in VAS pain scores or narcotic usage." 04/01/2012 - "Women having cervical traction reported significantly greater pain score on the VAS (3.4 vs. 1.2, p < 0.0001). "
2.	Retinal Detachment (Retinal Detachments) 11/01/1986 - "Vitrectomy surgery is effective for diabetic vitreous haemorrhage and traction retinal detachment, producing improved vision in most patients, but only a relatively small percentage of patients so treated recover good visual acuity (greater than or equal to 6/12). " 12/01/2001 - "Retinal detachments in patients with smaller breaks and without vitreal traction or chronicity showed more significant reduction of subretinal fluid than did those patients with larger breaks and with vitreal traction or chronicity. " 01/01/1990 - "In one patient with a traction retinal detachment significant traction was relieved but the detachment failed to flatten completely. " 08/01/1983 - "A substantial reduction in the incidence of traction retinal detachment occurred and a significant improvement in visual prognosis was achieved." 09/01/2005 - "At 6 months, if the lens was stable or operated on, the visual acuity showed at least a two-line improvement in 100% of the cases (12/12) in group I, and 60% (3/5) in group II. The incidence of retinal detachment and tears was 1.5% (1) and 1.5% (1), respectively, in group I, and 8% (2) and 4% (1), respectively, in group II. Recurrence of an epimacular membrane was observed in 6% of the cases (4) in group I and 8% (2) in group II. In idiopathic cases, the absence of preoperative vitreomacular adhesion seems to carry a better surgical prognosis for epimacular membrane than vitreomacular traction syndrome."
3.	Retinal Perforations 06/01/2011 - "According to this study, the release or the weakening of the vitreous tractions at the foveal edges seems to play a key role in the spontaneous resolution of macular holes in not surgically treated patients." 06/01/2015 - "To evaluate visual function in patients with symptomatic vitreomacular adhesion (VMA)/vitreomacular traction including when associated with macular hole after ocriplasmin treatment, and the association between resolution of the underlying condition and improvement in visual function. " 05/01/2015 - "Efficacy of intravitreal ocriplasmin on vitreomacular traction and full-thickness macular holes." 01/01/2015 - "To evaluate the efficacy of a single intravitreal injection of ocriplasmin 125 μg across relevant subpopulations of patients with symptomatic vitreomacular adhesion (VMA)/vitreomacular traction (VMT), including when associated with macular hole. " 03/15/1989 - "The reversibility of this early stage of idiopathic macular hole formation in all three eyes was associated with spontaneous release of vitreofoveal traction and with improvement in visual acuity. "
4.	Macular Edema 07/01/2010 - "Improvement in vision was not significant in eyes with lamellar separation between the inner and outer fovea (P = .379), but was significant in eyes with cystoid macular edema (P = .045) or perifoveal traction (P = .040). " 04/01/2011 - "Vitrectomy with the removal of the posterior hyaloid without internal limiting membrane peeling seems to be effective in eyes with persistent diffuse diabetic macular edema, particularly in eyes with associated vitreomacular traction. " 04/01/2010 - "Vitrectomy with removal of the posterior hyaloid without internal limiting membrane peeling seems to be effective in eyes with persistent diffuse diabetic macular edema, particularly in eyes with associated vitreomacular traction. " 11/01/2009 - "Vitrectomy with removal of the posterior hyaloid without internal limiting membrane peeling seems to be effective in eyes with persistent diffuse diabetic macular edema, particularly in eyes with associated vitreomacular traction. " 12/01/2003 - "Vitrectomy appear to be effective for diabetic macular edema by eliminating vitreous traction and the accumulated cytokine in the "pocket". "
5.	Low Back Pain (Lumbago) 12/01/1984 - "Use of a randomized single-blind technique significantly improved chronic cases of lumbago by a new traction treatment called auto-traction. " 12/16/1995 - "Our data do not support the claim that traction is effective for patients with low back pain." 01/01/2013 - "The efficacy of lumbar extension traction for sagittal alignment in mechanical low back pain: a randomized trial." 04/01/2009 - "The objective of the study was to develop a clinical prediction rule for identifying patients with low back pain, who improved with mechanical lumbar traction. " 04/01/2009 - "A clinical prediction rule for classifying patients with low back pain who demonstrate short-term improvement with mechanical lumbar traction."

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