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ORTHOPEDIC
EQUIPMENTS
TRACTIONS
TRACTION

 Is the act of pulling and drawing which

is associated with counter traction

TYPES OF TRACTIONS:
5. Fixed
6. Sliding
FIXED TRACTION

 traction is applied against a counter force

while the pull is continuous and intact

 Example: Hare Traction used by

paramedics during rescues
SLIDING TRACTION

 The patient’s weight is balanced against

an applied load making use of the
gravitational pull to counter balance the
applied traction

 Example: Crutchfield Tong while the

bed is tilted by shock blocks
TRACTION APPLICATION:

Skin
- adhesive straps are applied to the skin
while the pull is offered by a weight

Skeletal
- a pin is driven across the bone to
provide an excellent hold while the
weight is likewise attached
COTREL
BRYANT’S SKIN TRACTION
 Femoral Fractures, Hip Injuries among kids below 3 years old
BOOT CAST TRACTION
 Hip and Femoral affection
 Post polio/ Knee Contracture
HALO PELVIC
 Scoliosis
HALO FEMORAL
 Severe Scoliosis
90 - 90 DEGREES
 Subtrochonteric Fracture of Femur
DUNLOP’S SKIN TRACTION
 Supracondylar Fracture of the Humerus
HAMMOCK SUSPENSION
 Pelvic Affection > Malgain Fracture
HEAD HALTER
 Cervical Spine affection
PELVIC GIRDLE
 Lumbo-Sacral affection, Herniated Nucleus Pulposus
Zero Degrees
 Fracture of surgical neck of the Humerus
BUCK’S EXTENSION
 Femur and Hip affection
MODIFIED BUCK’S
EXTENSION
Overhead
COTREL HEAD HALTER &
PELVIC-GIRDLE
The theory behind traction:

by applying weights to injured or

diseased bones and muscles, you pull
them into alignment, immobilize them
and allow them to heal properly