Three traction knots for the orthopaedic surgeon.
This article reviews the technique of tying three knots that are used by orthopaedic surgeons when treating a patient in skeletal traction--the traction knot, the bowline, and the cow hitch. The advantages of the bowline and the cow hitch over the traction knot are also discussed.
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Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque.
D006801:Humans; D014143:Traction / Q000379:methods*