Objective: During the period of COVID-19 pandemic, reconstructive surgeons don't want to take risks complex and long operations, struggle with recovery time after surgery as well associated donor-site morbidity. Therefore, they prefer much more simple techniques. The objective this study is evidence that skin traction technique a simple, short term, useful, good option for closing open wound de...

Hip arthroscopy is being used with increasing frequency as the understanding of arthroscopic management of groin pain improves. To access the hip joint arthroscopically, traction must be placed on the leg. In most cases, countertraction is provided with a padded post in the groin. Complications of traction are often attributed to the post and include perineal or pudendal neuropraxias and skin c...

Femur fracture is a in the largest bone body. The femur requires significant force to fracture. One of treatments for femoral reduction and immobilization using traction. Immobilization traction-attached patients before preoperatively isometric exercises maintain muscle strength. Isometric exercise contraction exercise, patient contracts muscles without moving prevent atrophy. purpose this pape...

Background Skin is a complete and independent melatoninergic system. At the skin level, melatonin (Mel) acts as a relevant antioxidant and cytoprotective substance. Topical application of Mel is considered meaningful, since it can easily penetrate the stratum corneum. Exogenous Mel can be expected to represent a potent antioxidative defense system against skin aging mechanisms. Day and night cr...

We describe a new tactile illusion of surface geometry that can be easily produced with simple materials. When the fingertip skin is strained by loading it in traction along a narrow band surrounded by two fixed traction surfaces, the sensation of a raised surface is typically experienced. This and other analogous cases are discussed in terms of tissue deformation created at a short distance in...

This study describes the injuries, complications, functional limitations, and rehabilitative needs of amputees managed at Walter Reed Army Medical Center during the Persian Gulf conflict (1991). Fourteen amputees were treated sustaining 21 amputations with 18 lower-limb and 3 upper-limb amputations. In six casualties there were multiple amputations. Battle injuries were the cause in 79%. Nerve ...

Bryant traction is a commonly used method for femoral shaft fractures in children, but many disadvantages have been reported. Pavlik harness with exact clinical effect and fewer complications has gained increasing popularity in resent years. The objective of this study was to evaluate and compare modified Pavlik harness with Bryant traction for infant with a femoral shaft fracture. A retrospect...

To reproduce the sensation of rubbing on a surface, we need to laterally stretch the skin of the fingertip with two degrees of freedom (2DOF). Unfortunately, it is difficult to develop a compact 2DOF device for the fingertip because at least two actuators are required. However, if we can perceive the rubbing sensation regardless of the skin stretching direction, a device with 1DOF is sufficient...