https://youtube.com/watch?v=HNEHCBtn7k4%3Fstart%3D2448%26feature%3Doembed As the longest bone in the body, when it breaks a fractured shaft of femur is a very painful and potentially life threatening injury. One of the main initial treatments for this injury is application of some sort of traction splint, designed to apply distracting force between the lower leg and the relatively “fixed” base…Continue reading “Traction splinting for fractured shaft of femur – why do we do it? — ETM Course”
