Taber's Medical Dictionary
Bryant traction
(brī′ănt )
[Sir Thomas Bryant, Brit. surgeon, 1828-1914]
Traction applied to the lower legs with the force pulling vertically. It is used esp. in treating fractures of the femur in children.
Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Bryant Traction." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/741893/0/Bryant_traction.
Bryant traction. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/741893/0/Bryant_traction. Accessed April 16, 2026.
Bryant traction. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/741893/0/Bryant_traction
Bryant Traction [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 April 16]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/741893/0/Bryant_traction.
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