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Traction Therapy

Traction Therapy is a therapeutic intervention in orthopedic nursing that involves the application of a sustained pulling force to a body part, typically a limb or the spine, to immobilize fractures, correct deformities, or relieve pressure on neural or musculoskeletal structures.

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Conservative Therapy for Low Back Pain

Richard A. Deyo · JAMA · 1983 · 278 citations

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BACK PAIN AND SCIATICA: CONTROLLED TRIALS OF MANIPULATION, TRACTION, SCLEROSANT AND EPIDURAL INJECTIONS

John Mathews, Sarah Mills, V. M. JENKINS et al. · Lara D. Veeken · 1987 · 260 citations

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The Traction Spur

Ian Macnab · Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery · 1971 · 185 citations

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A Skin-Stretching Device for the Harnessing of the Viscoelastic Properties of Skin

Bernard Hirshowitz, E.S. Lindenbaum, Y. Har-Shai · Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery · 1993 · 157 citations

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In vivo biomechanics of the fingerpad skin under local tangential traction

Qi Wang, Vincent Hayward · Journal of Biomechanics · 2006 · 157 citations

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Authors

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    Julie M. Fritz

    University of Utah, United States

    5 publications · 425 citations

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  2. HW
    Henrik Weber

    Oslo University Hospital, Norway

    5 publications · 161 citations

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  3. GP
    Gerard P. Brennan

    Intermountain Healthcare, United States

    4 publications · 302 citations

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  4. LA
    Laurence A. Levine

    Rush University Medical Center, United States

    4 publications · 380 citations

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  5. EL
    Eline Lindeman

    University Medical Center Utrecht, Netherlands

    4 publications · 255 citations

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Institutions

361

  1. Mayo Clinic

    Rochester, United States

    5 h-index

    8 publications

    511 citations

  2. University of Utah

    Salt Lake City, United States

    5 h-index

    24 publications

    1.3K citations

  3. St Thomas' Hospital

    London, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    14 publications

    2.4K citations

  4. Rush University Medical Center

    Chicago, United States

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    766 citations

  5. University of Hong Kong

    Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong

    3 h-index

    10 publications

    382 citations

  6. University of Southern California

    Los Angeles, United States

    3 h-index

    12 publications

    992 citations

  7. McGill University

    Montreal, Canada

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    502 citations

  8. Mayo Clinic in Florida

    Jacksonville, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    128 citations

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  1. PubMed

    Repository · 38 publications · 1K citations

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  2. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

    JBJS · 13 publications · 666 citations

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  3. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

    11 publications · 442 citations

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  5. Spine

    9 publications · 697 citations

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