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Traction Technique

Known as: Traction Method, Traction Treatment 
A procedure of high or low amplitude in which the parts are stretched or separated along a longitudinal axis with continuous or intermittent force.
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Highly Cited
2016
Highly Cited
2016
Efficacy of endoscopic submucosal dissection with dental floss clip traction for gastric epithelial neoplasia: a pilot study (with video)
BackgroundProviding appropriate tension to the lesion and securing a stable view of the submucosal layer is important for… 
Review
2013
Review
2013
Traction for low-back pain with or without sciatica.
BACKGROUND Traction has been used to treat low-back pain (LBP), often in combination with other treatments. We included both… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Evaluation of placental drainage as a method of placental delivery in vaginal deliveries
MethodsWe describe a prospective study, done over a 2-year period in which a total of 958 women having a vaginal delivery were… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
A new 3-point bending traction method for restoring cervical lordosis and cervical manipulation: a nonrandomized clinical controlled trial.
OBJECTIVE To evaluate a new 3-point bending type of cervical traction. DESIGN Nonrandomized controlled trial of prospective… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Laparoscopic surgery for neuroblastoma identified by mass screening.
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
The unstable pelvic fracture. Operative treatment.
While the pendulum has swung to the operative side, open reduction and internal fixation will surely not prove to be the panacea… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Isometric strength and endurance in patients with severe rheumatoid arthritis or osteoarthrosis in the knee joints. A comparative study in healthy men and women.
Maximum isometric muscle strength on extension and flexion of the knee joints and endurance on extension has been studied in… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Conservative therapy for low back pain. Distinguishing useful from useless therapy.
  • R. Deyo
  • Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA…
  • 1983
  • Corpus ID: 24288074
Conservative therapies for low back pain (LBP) entail expense, work loss, and risk of side effects. Because many competing… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Auto-traction for treatment of lumbago-sciatica. A multicentre controlled investigation.
In this controlled prospective study of the Auto-traction method for the treatment of lumbago-sciatica, 82 patients were randomly… 
Highly Cited
1950
Highly Cited
1950
Method of treatment of Bennett's fracture dislocation.
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