Skin traction and placebo effect in the preoperative pain control of patients with collum and intertrochanteric femur fractures.

Abstract

This study indicates that pillow placement under an injured limb can be safely used instead of traction, which has no significant benefit. However, an external device, such as a skin traction kit without weight, may be used in patients with persistent pain; this external device may have an additive placebo effect, as was proven in this study.