title: Understanding the principles of traction.
abstract: As the use of traction has declined in recent years, nurses' skills in this area have consequently decreased. Standards of care for patients in traction might now be called into question. This article attempts to redress this imbalance by describing the principles behind safe and effective traction.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nichol
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D016530:Orthopedic Nursing; D014143:Traction / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing*