ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENTS

TRACTIONS

TRACTION

Is the act of pulling and drawing which is associated with counter traction

TYPES OF TRACTIONS:
Fixed 6. Sliding
5.

FIXED TRACTION
traction is applied against a counter force

while the pull is continuous and intact

Example: Ha

e T a!"i#n used by paramedics during rescues

S$IDIN% TRACTION
The patients weight is balanced against

an applied load making use of the gravitational pull to counter balance the applied traction
Example: C

&"!'(ield T#ng while the bed is tilted by shock blocks

TRACTION APP$ICATION:
S)in - adhesive straps are applied to the skin while the pull is offered by a weight S)ele"al - a pin is driven across the bone to provide an excellent hold while the weight is likewise attached

COTRE$

*RYANT+S S,IN TRACTION

Femoral Fractures !ip In"uries among kids below # years old

*OOT CAST TRACTION

!ip and Femoral affection $ost polio% &nee 'ontracture

HA$O PE$-IC

(coliosis

HA$O FEMORA$

(evere (coliosis

./ 0 ./ DE%REES

(ubtrochonteric Fracture of Femur

DUN$OP+S S,IN TRACTION

(upracondylar Fracture of the !umerus

HAMMOC, SUSPENSION

$elvic )ffection

* +algain Fracture

HEAD HA$TER

'ervical (pine affection

PE$-IC %IRD$E

,umbo-(acral affection !erniated -ucleus $ulposus

1e # Deg ee2

Fracture of surgical neck of the !umerus

*UC,+S EXTENSION

Femur and !ip affection

MODIFIED *UC,+S EXTENSION

O3e 'ead

COTRE$ HEAD HA$TER 4 PE$-IC0%IRD$E

The theory behind traction: by applying weights to in"ured or diseased bones and muscles you pull them into alignment immobilize them and allow them to heal properly

*RACES

MI$5AU,EE *RACE

(coliosis

FORESTER

'ervico- Thoraco- ,umbar )ffection (pine

TAY$OR

.pper Thoracic

SHANT1 CO$$AR

'ervical affection

*AN6O SP$INT

$eripheral -erve In"ury

DENISE *RO5N SP$INT

'lubfoot

*I$ATERA$ $E% *RACE

$ost $olio and /esidual $aralysis

YAMAMOTO

(coliosis

FOUR POSTER EXTERNA$ IMMO*I$I1ER

(pinal 'ord In"ury

')(T( 0 +1,2(

P$ASTER CAST
- a temporary immobili3ing device which is made of gypsum sulfate rendered anhydrous by calcinations when mixed with water swells and forms into a hard cement

7 8 HIP SPICA

!ip and Femur

FI*ER CAST

*ODY CAST

,ower 2orso- ,umbar (pine

CAST *RACE

To allow flexion and extension Fracture of the distal #rd Femur 0 proximal #rd of fibula 0 fibula

ORTHO HARD5ARE

HY*RID EXTERNA$ FIXATOR

Fracture of Tibia Fibula

RO%ER ANDERSON EXTERNA$ FIXATOR

'omminuted Fracture for long bones

RO%ER ANDERSON

MINI RAEF

I$I1ARO- EXTERNA$ FIXATOR

'omminuted Fracture: -on healing

S,IN STAP$ER

For $ost-1p (kin (uture

HEMO-AC SUCTION DRAINA%E

For $ost- 1p 2rainage

SPACER: ANTI*IOTIC

/eplacement for infected prothesis

SU*$UMINAR 5IRIN%

(pine

ANTI*IOTIC *EADS

$ost- op medication for 1steomyelitis

-ail Extractor- I+-

CHAIR *AC,0 l&9:# 2a! al a((e!"i#n

4ack- ,umbo (acral

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,NEE ARTHROP$ASTY

4one 5ax-for the hip arthroplasty