Search
Descriptor English: Traction
Descriptor Spanish: Tracción
Descriptor tracción de miembros
Scope note: Acción de traccionar de un miembro o una parte de éste. La tracción cutánea (tracción indirecta) se aplica, cuando se requiere una tracción ligera, empleando un vendaje para traccionar de la piel y la fascia. La tracción esquelética (tracción directa), sin embargo, hace uso de pernos o cables insertados en los huesos y atados a pesas, poleas y cuerdas. (traducción libre del original: Blauvelt & Nelson, A Manual of Orthopaedic Terminology, 5th ed)
Descriptor Portuguese: Tração
Descriptor French: Traction
Entry term(s): Tractions
Tree number(s): E04.555.720
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014143
Scope note: The pull on a limb or a part thereof. Skin traction (indirect traction) is applied by using a bandage to pull on the skin and fascia where light traction is required. Skeletal traction (direct traction), however, uses pins or wires inserted through bone and is attached to weights, pulleys, and ropes. (From Blauvelt & Nelson, A Manual of Orthopaedic Terminology, 5th ed)
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
CL classification
EC economics
ED education
ES ethics
HI history
IS instrumentation
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
MO mortality
MT methods
NU nursing
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
VE veterinary
DeCS ID: 14533
Unique ID: D014143
NLM Classification: WE 168
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 1997/06/20
Traction - Preferred
Concept UI M0021755
Scope note The pull on a limb or a part thereof. Skin traction (indirect traction) is applied by using a bandage to pull on the skin and fascia where light traction is required. Skeletal traction (direct traction), however, uses pins or wires inserted through bone and is attached to weights, pulleys, and ropes. (From Blauvelt & Nelson, A Manual of Orthopaedic Terminology, 5th ed)
Preferred term Traction
Entry term(s) Tractions



We want your feedback on the new DeCS / MeSH website

We invite you to complete a survey that will take no more than 3 minutes.

Go to survey