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See Latest ArticlesSkeletal Versus Skin Traction Before Definitive Management of Pediatric Femur Fractures: A Comparison of Patient Narcotic Requirements
Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics , 08/26/09
Vanlaningham CJ et al. – The findings support the authors' hypothesis that the amount of narcotics used between the skeletal traction group and skin traction group would not be significantly different. In using narcotic requirement as a gross measure of patient comfort while in traction, it seems there may be no benefit to the patient to have invasive skeletal traction while awaiting definitive management of their fracture.
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