INTRODUCTION A prospective quasi experimental study was undertaken at the Thika level 5 hospital. The study aimed to compare the costs of managing femoral shaft fracture by surgery as compared to skeletal traction. METHODS Sixty nine (46.6%) patients were enrolled in group A and managed surgically by intramedullary nailing while 79 (53.4%) patients were enrolled in group B and managed by skel...

patients and methods sixty elderly patients with intertrochanteric fractures were randomized for treatment with either skeletal traction (group a) or an external fixation (group b). in this study patients at least 60 years of age, with ao/ota a1 or a2 type fracture and intertrochanteric fracture as a result of minor trauma, were enrolled. results acceptable reduction was achieved in eight and 2...

Abstract Skeletal class III malocclusion is one of the most challenging conditions in clinical dental practice. Various treatment options are available for management condition such as reverse twin block appliance, facemask chin cup therapy, bone anchorage maxillary protraction device, and tandem traction bow appliance. However, timing controversial. There various advantages disadvantages follo...

Longitudinal dento-skeletal changes in unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP) patients following maxillary distraction osteogenesis using the rigid external distraction device (RED) were analyzed. Twelve Japanese non-syndromic UCLP patients who underwent maxillary distraction at the mean age of 16.4 years were used as subjects. Serial sets of lateral cephalograms, taken at 4 stages: 1) before o...

In 1980, we developed a specially designed brace for treating supracondylar fractures of the humerus in children, along with an easy and safe technique of reduction by skeletal traction. This method, which takes into consideration only the medial tilting and anterior angulation of the distal fragment, achieves complete reduction, ignoring any lateral, posterior and minor rotational displacement...

Treatment of adult femoral shaft fractures typically involves operative stabilization with intramedullary implants, external fixation, or a plate and screw construct. However, when stabilization is delayed for any reason, use of a traction pin is recommended to stabilize the fracture, prevent significant shortening, as well as to help with pain control. In this paper, we present the rare compli...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the anteroposterior short-term skeletal and dental effects on Class II malocclusion in growing patients following treatment with functional appliances (activators or twin block), extraoral traction, or combination appliances (appliances with both functional and extraoral traction components), based on published data. MATERIALS AND METHODS A literature search was carried ...

We believe that head-pelvic skeletal traction was first attempted in 1958 by one of us (A. R. H.). With the description of the “halo” skull traction apparatus by Perry and Nickel (1959), a method was provided for immobilising the unstable cervical spine. From this developed “halo-femoral” traction, now used by some surgeons for the correction of spinal deformities before and after operation. Ho...