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Traction

Known as: Tractions, in traction 
The pull on a limb or a part thereof. Skin traction (indirect traction) is applied by using a bandage to pull on the skin and fascia where light… 
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Educational aspectsSPLINT, TRACTIONTraction TechniqueTraction using Vinke tongs

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Orthopedic Surgical ProceduresOrthopedics

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buck's traction

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Review
2005
Review
2005
Mechanics of crawling cells.
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2002
Highly Cited
2002
Chronic stress impairs rotarod performance in rats: implications for depressive state
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1996
Highly Cited
1996
Fractures of the Base of the Middle Phalanx Treated by a Dynamic External Fixation Device
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1993
Highly Cited
1993
Tendon excursions after flexor tendon repair in zone. II: Results with a new controlled-motion program.
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1992
Highly Cited
1992
Tendon laxity in superior oblique palsy.
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1985
Highly Cited
1985
The treatment of advanced retinopathy of prematurity by cryotherapy and scleral buckling surgery.
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Orthopedic coordination of dentofacial development in skeletal Class II malocclusion in conjunction with edgewise therapy. Part I.
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1979
Highly Cited
1979
Centrally administered neurotensin: activity in the Julou-Courvoisier muscle relaxation test in mice.
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1972
Highly Cited
1972
The effect of the lathyritic agent aminoacetonitrile on the unimpeded eruption rate in normal and root-resected rat lower incisors.
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1959
Highly Cited
1959
Pectoral transplantation for paralysis of the flexors of the elbow; a new technique.
We believe that this technique has several advantages. After poliomyelitis recovery in the clavicular head of pectoralis major… 
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