A client who is hospitalized after a left hip fracture is scheduled for surgery late this afternoon. After receiving report, the nurse evaluates the Buck traction applied by a new physical therapist
Which finding indicates that the traction is correctly applied?
A) Foam boot covers the right lower leg from the knee down.
B) 20-pound weights are connected to the bottom of a foam boot.
C) Weights are supported by a stool at the end of the bed.
D) The left knee and hip are in alignment above the foam boot.
Answer: D
The correct placement of Buck traction permits the left knee and hip to align. Buck traction is skin traction which does not tolerate heavy weights. Usually 5-pound weights are used. Twenty-pound weights are used on skin traction. Weights always hang free from a pulley and are never supported by a stool at the end of the bed. A foam boot covers the affected leg, the left leg, not the right.
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