"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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| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Traction" by people in Profiles.
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Favorable Anti-VEGF Crunch Syndrome: Nonsurgical Relief of Vitreoretinal Traction in Eyes With Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy and Tractional Retinal Detachment. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2022 08; 53(8):455-459.
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Does Vitreopapillary Traction Cause Nonarteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy? J Neuroophthalmol. 2022 06 01; 42(2):260-271.
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Editorial Comment. J Urol. 2019 09; 202(3):610.
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A sticky situation. Surv Ophthalmol. 2018 Sep - Oct; 63(5):736-744.
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Pinless halo in the pediatric population: indications and complications. J Pediatr Orthop. 2015 Jun; 35(4):374-8.
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A pilot randomized controlled trial of controlled cord traction to reduce postpartum blood loss. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2009 Oct; 107(1):4-7.
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Transvaginal pressure pack for life-threatening pelvic hemorrhage secondary to placenta accreta. Obstet Gynecol. 1991 Nov; 78(5 Pt 2):938-40.