Interface pressure produced by the traction post on a standard orthopaedic table

Injury

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 689-691

  Topliss, Claire J ^a   Webb, J M ^b  

^a SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESSURE; PRESSURE TRANSDUCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETON TRACTION; TISSUE PRESSURE; TRACTION THERAPY;

HUMANS; LEG; PAIN; PRESSURE; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TRACTION;

EID: 0034810333     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(01)00043-2     Document Type: Article

References (8)

1. Perineal sloughing as a result of pressure necrosis from the traction post during prolonged bilateral femoral nailing
2. Pressure sores and the orthopaedic traction-yet another skin area to protect
3. Pudendal nerve palsies associated with closed intramedullary femoral fixation
4. Pudendal nerve neuropraxia as a result of traction on the fracture table
5. Pudendal nerve palsy following fracture table traction
6. Pudendal nerve palsy complicating intramedullary nailing of the femur
7. Etiology of decubitus ulcers
8. Traction force profiles associated with the use of a fracture table: a preliminary report