Preoperative skin traction or pillow nursing in hip fractures: A prospective, randomized study in 123 patients

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 27, Issue 18-19, 2005, Pages 1191-1195

  Resch, Sylvia ^a   Bjärnetoft, Barbro ^b   Thorngren, Karl Gören ^b  

^a BLEKINGE HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Hip fracture; Hip traction; Pillow nursing

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; EDEMA; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FRACTURE IMMOBILIZATION; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN; PARESTHESIA; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRACTION THERAPY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRACTION;

EID: 28244500571     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638280500055800     Document Type: Article

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