Skin Traction and Placebo Effect in the Preoperative Pain Control of Patients with Collum and Intertrochanteric Femur Fractures

Abstract

Background: Proximal femur fractures are one of the most common injuries necessitating operative treatment. The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate and compare the possible effects of the preoperative application of a skin traction device, with or without weights, on pain relief in patients with acute proximal femur fracture.