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Several methods for placing skeletal traction have been described, and it is critical for orthopaedic surgeons to be proficient not only in their application but also understanding of the appropriate indications for use. Here we present a case example of a patient with a right femur fracture and discuss the technique and indications for placement of proximal tibia skeletal traction.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1097\/bot.0000000000002160","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,7,6]],"date-time":"2021-07-06T12:54:01Z","timestamp":1625576041000},"page":"S44-S45","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Proximal Tibia Skeletal Traction: Technique and Indications"],"prefix":"10.1097","volume":"35","author":[{"given":"Mitchel R.","family":"Obey","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Marschall B.","family":"Berkes","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Christopher M.","family":"McAndrew","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Anna N.","family":"Miller","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"276","reference":[{"key":"R1-20230828","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"653","DOI":"10.1097\/00007632-199603010-00024","article-title":"Spinal deformity and axial traction","volume":"21","author":"Kumar","year":"1996","journal-title":"Spine."},{"key":"R2-20230828","first-page":"938","article-title":"Eine neue extensionsmethode in der Frakturenbehandlung","volume":"34","author":"Steinmann","year":"1907","journal-title":"Zentralbl Chir."},{"key":"R3-20230828","first-page":"651","article-title":"Ueber nagelextension","volume":"64","author":"Kirschner","year":"1909","journal-title":"Beitr Klin Chir."},{"key":"R4-20230828","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"87","DOI":"10.2106\/00004623-194931010-00008","article-title":"The use of skeletal traction in the treatment of fractures of the femur","volume":"31A","author":"Winant","year":"1949","journal-title":"J Bone Joint Surg Am."},{"key":"R6-20230828","first-page":"CD000168","article-title":"Pre-operative traction for hip fractures in adults","volume":"12","author":"Handoll","year":"2011","journal-title":"Cochrane Database Syst Rev."},{"key":"R7-20230828","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"e259","DOI":"10.1097\/BOT.0000000000000329","article-title":"Low complication rates associated with the application of lower extremity traction pins","volume":"29","author":"Austin","year":"2015","journal-title":"J Orthop Trauma."},{"key":"R8-20230828","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"239","DOI":"10.1016\/j.injury.2004.06.008","article-title":"Septic arthritis of the major joints of the lower limb after periarticular external fixation application: are conventional safe corridors enough to prevent it?","volume":"36","author":"Stavlas","year":"2005","journal-title":"Injury."},{"key":"R9-20230828","first-page":"217","article-title":"Septic knee from Ilizarov transfixation tibial pin","volume":"15","author":"Stevens","year":"1995","journal-title":"Iowa Orthop J."},{"key":"R10-20230828","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"236","DOI":"10.1097\/00005131-199905000-00002","article-title":"Safe extracapsular placement of proximal tibia transfixation pins","volume":"13","author":"DeCoster","year":"1999","journal-title":"J Orthop Trauma."},{"key":"R11-20230828","first-page":"43","article-title":"Lower extremity traction pins: indications, technique, and complications","volume":"31","author":"Althausen","year":"2002","journal-title":"Am J Orthop."},{"key":"R12-20230828","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"e4","DOI":"10.2106\/JBJS.RVW.19.00032","article-title":"Lower-extremity skeletal traction following orthopaedic trauma: indications, techniques, and evidence","volume":"7","author":"Obey","year":"2019","journal-title":"JBJS Rev."}],"container-title":["Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/journals.lww.com\/10.1097\/BOT.0000000000002160","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2023,8,28]],"date-time":"2023-08-28T19:02:26Z","timestamp":1693249346000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/journals.lww.com\/10.1097\/BOT.0000000000002160"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2021,8]]},"references-count":11,"journal-issue":{"issue":"2","published-print":{"date-parts":[[2021]]}},"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/bot.0000000000002160","relation":{},"ISSN":["0890-5339"],"issn-type":[{"value":"0890-5339","type":"print"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2021,8]]}}}