Agnes hunt traction | NEET Based MCQ

Agnes hunt traction is used fo correction of 

A. Torticollis 
B. Gunstock deform' 
C. Mild flexion deformity at the hip 
D. Atlanto axial dislocation.

The answer is.C.

Mild flexion deformity at the hip This traction technique is used to correct a mild flexion deformity at the hip joint. In this technique the unaffected hip and knee are flexed and encased in a single hip spica, the affected hip is subjected to skin traction which rests in a Thomas splint.