"Traction" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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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D014143
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.555.720
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| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Traction" by people in Profiles.
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[Recommendations of the Committee of Andrology and Sexual Medicine of the AFU concerning the management of andrological and sexual medicine pathologies during the COVID-19 crisis]. Prog Urol. 2021 Jun-Jul; 31(8-9):495-502.
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Positive Jacquet's sign in traction alopecia. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2018 Dec; 32(12):e446-e447.
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Elbow Dislocations in the Emergency Department: A Review of Reduction Techniques. J Emerg Med. 2018 06; 54(6):849-854.
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Evaluations of the tongue and hyoid bone positions and pharyngeal airway dimensions after maxillary protraction treatment. Cranio. 2019 Jul; 37(4):214-222.
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Posterior Cervical Transfacet Fusion with Facetal Spacer for the Treatment of Single-Level Cervical Radiculopathy: A Randomized, Controlled Prospective Study. World Neurosurg. 2017 Apr; 100:7-14.
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Bitemporal hair loss related to traction alopecia. Dermatol Online J. 2016 Sep 15; 22(9).