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Great Debates: Do All Isolated Femur Fractures Need a Skeletal Traction Procedure in the ED?

Great Debates: Do All Isolated Femur Fractures Need a Skeletal Traction Procedure in the ED?

Update: 2025-08-26
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Dr. Greg Gaski hosts Drs. Brian Mullis and Bill Obremsky as they discuss the use of skeletal traction in isolated femur fractures. They discuss how they were trained and how their treatment of these fractures has changed over time based on clinical data and personal experiences of patients treated with and without traction. 

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Great Debates: Do All Isolated Femur Fractures Need a Skeletal Traction Procedure in the ED?

Great Debates: Do All Isolated Femur Fractures Need a Skeletal Traction Procedure in the ED?