Hinged cast and roller traction for fractured femur. A system of treatment for the Third World.
J Bone Joint Surg Br
; 67(5): 750-6, 1985 Nov.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-4055875
Hinged casts and roller traction were used in two developing countries to treat fractured femora, most of which were due to road traffic accidents or civil violence. This method of treatment, developed by Neufeld, is particularly useful in the Third World because it uses local materials, adapted in a hospital workshop, and circumvents the difficulties and complications of standard traction and of operative treatment. The results are reported from 11 patients treated in Uganda in 1979 and from 110 treated in the Dominican Republic in 1981 and 1982. All but one fracture united without complication or significant shortening after a brief period in hospital. The method was easily taught to hospital staff and is strongly recommended.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Tração
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Moldes Cirúrgicos
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Países em Desenvolvimento
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Fraturas do Fêmur
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Africa
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Republica dominicana
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Bone Joint Surg Br
Ano de publicação:
1985
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Reino Unido