Efficacy of preoperative skin traction in hip fracture patients: A prospective, randomized study

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 81-85

  Rosen, Jeffrey E ^a   Chen, Frank S ^a   Hiebert, Rudi ^a   Koval, Kenneth J ^a  

^a NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Hip fracture; Pain relief; Randomized controlled trial; Skin traction

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REFERENCE VALUE; TRACTION THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESICS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; TRACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035260419     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-200102000-00001     Document Type: Article

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