The Orthopedic Surgeon Has Prescribed Balanced Skeletal Traction for a Patient

The orthopedic surgeon has prescribed balanced skeletal traction for a patient. What advantage is conferred by balanced traction?

A) Balanced traction can be applied at night and removed during the day.
B) Balanced traction allows for greater patient movement and independence than other forms of traction.
C) Balanced traction is portable and may accompany the patients movements.
D) Balanced traction facilitates bone remodeling in as little as 4 days.