traction-countertraction method

traction-countertraction method
closed reduction of anterior shoulder dislocation by longitudinal traction on the arm with external rotation; countertraction is provided by a sheet passed around the chest under the axilla of the affected shoulder and held by an assistant.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • hippocratic method — closed reduction of anterior shoulder dislocation by abduction of the arm with longitudinal traction and gentle external rotation; countertraction is provided by the placing of the physician s foot against the chest wall …   Medical dictionary

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