A very popular splint The Hare Traction Splint is one of the most popular leg fracture traction Splints available and is used internationally.     Glenn Hare The Hare Traction Splint was invented by Gleen Hare to improve femoral traction over existing products.     Therefore, I can only hope such a device (Traction Splint) is applied to me or my family members if we are ever so unfortunate to suffer such a terrible injury Dr Sam Scheinberg A great article on Femur Fracture Since the femur is such a strong bone with ample protection supplied by large muscle it can only be injured by significant force or by being weakened by age or disease. Femur fractures are seen most commonly in two age groups. The first age group is individuals that are less then 25years old. The most common mechanism of injury for this age group is on and off-road vehicular accidents. The second age group is individuals older then 65 years old. While this age group is not the only group to suffer from bone weakening cancer and osteoporoses it is the group that has the greatest occurrence of this problem. Chronic diseases and age weakens the bones and this is reason that this age group is at high risk of femur fracture. Click to read more