The use of traction for treating femoral shaft fractures in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review.

Kramer, Erik James; Shearer, David; Morshed, Saam

Kramer, Erik James; Shearer, David; Morshed, Saam.

Affiliation

Kramer EJ; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California San Francisco, 505 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA. erik.kramer@yale.edu.
Shearer D; Orthopaedic Trauma Institute, San Francisco General Hospital, 2550 23rd Street, Building 9, 2nd Floor, San Francisco, CA, 94110, USA. erik.kramer@yale.edu.
Morshed S; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California San Francisco, 505 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA.

Int Orthop ; 40(5): 875-83, 2016 May.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26744164

Subject(s)

Femoral Fractures/surgery; Traction/methods; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Child; Child, Preschool; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Developing Countries; Female; Femur/surgery; Humans; Infant; Length of Stay/statistics & numerical data; Male; Middle Aged; Traction/adverse effects; Treatment Outcome; Young Adult

Key words

Developing countries; Femur fracture; Orthopaedics; Traction

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Traction / Femoral Fractures Type of study: Systematic_reviews Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Child / Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Infant / Male Language: En Journal: Int Orthop Year: 2016 Document type: Article Affiliation country: United States Country of publication: Germany

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