Sentence examples for direction of applied traction from inspiring English sources
The three-point distraction approaches used nowadays differ in the direction of applied traction [ 14, 21, 26, 29, 37, 46, 54] (Fig. 3).
Italian orthopaedist Alessandro Codivilla had described a similar means of applying traction in 1903 [ 8] and 1904 [ 9].
Interestingly, the currently applied traction forces are in the same range as those used during the continuous traction era when weights of up to 3 lbs (~12 N) over a maximum of 7 days were recommended.
A regular traction table requires adjustments of the perineal and traction posts to apply traction on legs in patients on their sides.
This employs a spanning external fixation device to apply traction focused on the hip joint only, thereby avoiding the need for a perineal post and extending the acceptable traction duration: up to 270 minutes of traction has been reported in over 2000 cases with no traction-related nerve lesions.
Data indicate that developing fibril orientation is guided by the direction of the traction force applied to that fibril.
First, the direction of all traction force faced towards the central cell body from the cellular periphery instead of facing one direction.
On each muscle, 3 point-pairs (< 1 mm) were marked with molybdenum graphite at a distance of 0.5 cm besides the 2-cm mark distal from the plate's edge in the direction of muscle traction.
