Source:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0040597
MSH: The pull on a limb or a part thereof. Skin traction (indirect traction) is applied by using a bandage to pull on the skin and fascia where light traction is required. Skeletal traction (direct traction), however, uses pins or wires inserted through bone and is attached to weights, pulleys, and ropes. (From Blauvelt & Nelson, A Manual of Orthopaedic Terminology, 5th ed),CHV: The application of pulling forces to correct body alignment,NCI: The application of pulling forces to improve functional alignment.