Complex sentence: Traction may be useful for femoral shaft fractures because it counteracts the force of the muscle pulling the two separated parts together, causing the two halves to rip through otherwise undamaged tissue.Traction contraindicated in femoral neck fractures and also when there is any other trauma to the leg.
Split into simpler sentences: Traction may be useful for femoral shaft fractures because it counteracts the force of the muscle pulling the two separated parts together, causing the two halves to rip through otherwise undamaged tissue. Traction is contraindicated in femoral neck fractures and also when there is any other trauma to the leg.