title: A novel technique in applying skeletal  traction for long bone fractures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Basildon University Hospital, Basildon, UK. drheshamalkhateeb@msn.com
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Al-Khateeb
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Peckham
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ibrahim
mesh_terms: D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D014143:Traction / Q000379:methods*