The act of drawing or pulling with ropes, pulleys and weights.
A procedure that consists of using a pulling force to straighten a broken or deformed limb the patient was in traction for two weeks. comment: a system of weights and pulleys is fixed over the patient’s bed so that the limb can be pulled hard enough to counteract the tendency of the muscles to contract and pull it back to its original position. traction can also be used for slipped discs and other dislocations. other forms of traction include frames attached to the body.
