A traction jig for reduction of distal radial fractures.
A traction jig is described which facilitates the closed reduction of extra-articular distal radial fractures and which maintains the reduction whilst a plaster cast is applied. The jig is suitable for use by a single operator in an Accident and Emergency department setting.
Wise
David
D
Accident and Emergency Department, Royal London Hospital, London E1 1BB, UK. davidwise2@hotmail.com
Coats
Tim
T
Persad
Ram
R
D000328:Adult; D002370:Casts, Surgical; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D011885:Radius Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D014143:Traction / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods