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A New Malleable Self-Retaining Retractor

Hideaki Doi, Yutaka Ogawa

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Simple function, wide view, and safety are three important properties of a good retractor. Since conventional retractors are not specifically designated for extraocular or neurovascular operations, particularly on the head and neck, we hereby introduce our self-retaining retractor. This instrument is composed of an ordinary self-retaining retractor and a pair of malleable retractors. This retractor has the previously mentioned properties of a good retractor. We have used this type of retractor for a variety of plastic surgical operations.

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Simple function, wide view, and safety are three important properties of a good retractor. Since conventional retractors are not specifically designated for extraocular or neurovascular operations, particularly on the head and neck, we hereby introduce our self-retaining retractor. This instrument is composed of an ordinary self-retaining retractor and a pair of malleable retractors. This retractor has the previously mentioned properties of a good retractor. We have used this type of retractor for a variety of plastic surgical operations.

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Simple function, wide view, and safety are three important properties of a good retractor. Since conventional retractors are not specifically designated for extraocular or neurovascular operations, particularly on the head and neck, we hereby introduce our self-retaining retractor. This instrument is composed of an ordinary self-retaining retractor and a pair of malleable retractors. This retractor has the previously mentioned properties of a good retractor. We have used this type of retractor for a variety of plastic surgical operations.

Key concepts: Retractor, Medicine, Neurovascular bundle, Head and neck, Anatomy, Surgery

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