Shaft of femur fracture:Traction methods(MCQ)
Q. While transferring a patient with fracture shaft of femur for definitive management which of the following splint should be applied?
Answer: b. Thomas splint
✍Traction with a splint is first aid for a patient with a femoral shaft fracture. It is applied at the site of the accident, and before the patient is moved. Thomas or Hare traction splints are most commonly used.
✍Even though both Thomas and Bohler Braun splint are applicable in fracture of shaft of femur fracture but Bohler Braun splint is a method with internal fixation that requires extensive instrumentation and pulley system that is not feasible while transporting the patient.
✍Dennis Brown splint is used for club foot.
✍Cock up splint is used for different types of distal radius fracture, radial nerve injury and various other wrist injuries.
Topic: Orthopaedics, Shaft of femur fracture, First-aid.
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