Nursing of lower extremity skin traction.doc

 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 5 Nursing of lower extremity skin traction [Abstract] lower extremity skin traction widely used in orthopedics is a simple and effective method of treatment. Mainly applied to lower limb fracture (stability of the closed fracture), joint ligament injuries, bone and joint inflammation brake, pathologic fracture. In our hospital of 200 patients with lower extremity fractures in patients with traction therapy, using holistic nursing care, efficacy significantly, Nursing reported as follows. [Keywords:] lower limb; skin traction; Care Lower limb to limb traction traction sets, widely used in orthopedics is a simple and effective method of treatment. Mainly applied to lower limb fracture (stability of the closed fracture), joint ligament injuries, bone and joint inflammation brake, pathologic fracture. In this paper, the problems found in clinical practice, on the lower extremity skin traction method to improve the care to explore. 1 Data and methods 1.1 General information from 2005 to 2007 200 patients with lower extremity skin traction in patients hospitalized OK. 1.2 Methods used in lower limb traction in our hospital sets of specifications are divided into large, medium, trumpet, type is divided into sets of lower limb traction legs, ankle traction kits. Traction when the fracture site, patients with limb length, thickness, to choose different specifications. 2 problems found in nursing (1) traction set down, stress concentration at the heel, dorsal foot, and pulling the edge of the beam sets of the formation of pressure sores Le skin blistering, damage the skin and can not achieve traction effect. Traction sets of slide, resulting in repeatedly adjust the traction, moving limb, causing pain to patients, directly affecting traction effect. (2) traction sets of body parts and sub-bundled packages directly, so that squeezing the skin, forming wrinkles, affecting circulation and easy to damage the skin. The traction kit plus liner materi