It is not recommended to do traction on your own for femoral neck fracture, it needs to be done under the guidance of a professional doctor.
After the fracture of neck of femur, due to the pulling of the surrounding muscles and ligaments will lead to the displacement of the distal end to the proximal end, resulting in external rotation and shortening deformity of the lower limb, causing obvious pain and limitation of activities. Adopting traction can correct this deformity and promote fracture repositioning. In addition, it can also reduce local pain and relieve muscle spasm, which is conducive to the recovery of the fracture.
At present, there are two ways of skin traction and bone traction. Preoperative traction can be taken as short-term skin traction. If the patient is not able to take surgery due to old age and poor physical condition, bone traction can also be taken. But it needs to be done under the guidance of a professional doctor. Avoid excessive force of traction, resulting in non-healing of the fracture.
If the patient has a fracture of the neck of the femur, it is recommended to consult a doctor in time, follow the doctor’s instructions and actively treat the fracture.