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Polytrauma patient management includes prompt identification and treatment of fractures and dislocations to stabilize the extremity or joint and reduce further damage to surrounding tissue and structures. Standard treatment includes reduction techniques (both open and closed) with procedures for temporary stabilization until definitive operative fixation can occur. The goal of this chapter is to introduce skeletal traction and external fixation as two methods to achieve closed reduction of fractures and dislocations in the unstable trauma patient. The basic principles and techniques of each will be discussed, as well as considerations, contraindications, and complications.
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Cullipher, C.A., Halvorson, J. (2021). Advanced Fracture Management Principles of Procedures for Stabilization. In: Taylor, D.A., Sherry, S.P., Sing, R.F. (eds) Interventional Critical Care. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-64661-5_39
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