Alternative self-retaining retractors for head and neck surgery
Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
;
: 36-37, 2009.
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em Inglês
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-633254
ABSTRACT
Objective:
To design affordable, easy-to-use self-retaining retractors that can provide adequate exposure of the operative area in head and neck surgeryMethods:
Design:
Surgical InstrumentationSetting:
Tertiary government hospitalSubjects:
OneResults:
Self-retaining retractors were designed and fabricated from stainless steel with tissue prongs on one end and a loop for rubber-band attachment to surgical drapes via a towel clip on the other end. Varying prong lengths were devised for different depths of required retraction. Traction tension could be adjusted by varying rubber-band attachment distance. The retractors were tested on a patient undergoing open reduction and internal fixation for a mandibular fractureand evaluated according to ease of application, adequacy of exposure and tissue trauma.Conclusion:
The self-retaining retractors may be affordable alternatives to commercially-available self-retaining retractors. They are easily applied with adjustable tension and depth of retraction that can provide adequate exposure with minimal tissue trauma.
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Índice:
WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental)
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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