<prompt> Weight allowed in skeletal traction up to:5 kg10 kg20 kg30 kg  <response>: SKIN AND SKELETAL TRACTION Skin traction Skeletal traction Indication Mild to moderate force Moderate to severe force Weight permitted 4-5 kg Up to 20 kg Applied with Bucks traction conventional skin traction or Gallows Bryant s traction for fracture femur 2 yr K wire, Ilizarovs wire Crutchfields tong Steinmann pin, Denham pin are used for skeletal traction 