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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Treatment of fractures of long bones by simple extension / by John Swinburne.

The fixative power of traction in the treatment of hip disease / by A.B. Judson.

Fractured femurs : their treatment by calliper extension / by Maurice G. Pearson ... and J. Drummond.

Refresher course for general practitioners : the treatment of lumbar disk lesions / by James Cyriax.

Lower limb fractures in mass casualties C. N. 53.

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Treatment of fractures of long bones by simple extension / by John Swinburne.

The fixative power of traction in the treatment of hip disease / by A.B. Judson.

Fractured femurs : their treatment by calliper extension / by Maurice G. Pearson ... and J. Drummond.

Refresher course for general practitioners : the treatment of lumbar disk lesions / by James Cyriax.

Lower limb fractures in mass casualties C. N. 53.