title: Tips of the trade #3. Using a bone spreader for open fracture reduction.
abstract: The use of an accessory instrument in open reduction of long bone fractures is described. The long bone traction needed in the operating room for fracture reduction can be obtained using this method, eliminating the need for the customary pulling on the draped extremity. This technique has been used routinely for 35 years.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Louisiana State University Medical School, New Orleans.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: LeNoir
mesh_terms: D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D014143:Traction