Skin Traction Kit - Leg and Foot Imobilisation

Product Description

Skin Traction Kit Features & Benefits:

• Ready to use kits.
• Adult and child sizes.
• Suitable for short or long-term treatment.
• Ideal for fixed or balanced traction.
• Latex-free.
• Used to gain and maintain bone alignment after dislocation, to correct mild deformity and relieve pain.
• The extension strapping in the kit is coated with a hypoallergenic adhesive, making it ideal for use on patients who react to zinc oxide or rubber-based adhesives.
• The lightweight retaining bandage is specially designed for the kit. It comes with a soft foam strip which protects the foot and a spreader plate with a weight-carrying cord for use either with fixed or balanced traction.
• Non-adhesive version for those seeking a gentler alternative without the adhesive.

What is a skin traction kit used for?

• To gain, fix, or maintain bone alignment resulting from a dislocation or fracture.
• To secure immobilisation of an inflamed or injured joint while it heals and to relieve pain.
• To correct a mild deformity.
• For long-term treatment or until such time that surgical procedures have been determined.

Kit components:

The extension strapping in kit is coated with a hypoallergenic adhesive, making it ideal for use on patients who react to zinc oxide or rubber-based adhesives.

The lightweight retaining bandage is specially designed for the kit. It comes with a soft foam strip which protects the foot and a spreader plate with a weight-carrying cord for use either with fixed or balanced traction.