Traction in head

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Traction in head

Asked for Female, 14 Years

My student had cervical bone fracture. She is 14. She is on the traction treatment for 15 days. She is getting swellingsvin the neck part and in the head. For how many days she has to bear that traction pain?

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Dr. Amitabh Gupta Neurologist 26 yrs exp Delhi · Accepted Answer

Dr. Amitabh Gupta

Neurologist 26 yrs exp Delhi

We don’t use traction for long as there are other methods.

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