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to immobolize ,to avoid deformities,accelerate bone healing
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What are the two types of traction?
Skin traction and skeletal traction are the two types.
What skeletal traction requires the use of sterile supplies for application of a traction appliance?
skeletal traction is the only one that require the use of sterile supplies
What are the three types of medical traction?
Manual, skin and skeletal
Indications of skeletal traction?
Skeletal traction is sometimes indicated for the treatment of compound, oblique fractures of the femur that are extensively fragmented. During the procedure, the doctor implants pins, wires, or screws into the bone.
What risks exist for the patient in undergoing traction?
The main risks associated with skin traction are that the traction will be applied incorrectly and cause harm, or that the skin will become irritated. There are more risks associated with skeletal traction. Bone inflammation may.
How do you maintain calcium in the skeletal system?
somehow
What is a term for a reduction on a displaced fracture?
manipulation
Does the skeletal system maintain homeostasis?
the skeletal system plays an important role in regulating blood calcium levels to maintain homeostasis.It gives calcium to the blood
How do cars maintain traction on roads when it's raining?
Slow down.
What body part essential to most mammals does not exist in a jellyfish?
Jellyfish do not have a skeletal bone structure, which is essential in mammals.
This is the body's primary storage system for essential minerals?
skeletal system
What is involved in skin traction?
Skin traction also refers to specialized practices, such as Dunlop's traction, used on children when a fractured arm must maintain a flexed position to avoid circulatory and neurological problems
