Double-hook retractor for microlumbar discectomy and foraminotomy
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1Department of Neurosurgery, Kovai Medical Center and Hospital, P.B No. 3209 Avanashi Road, Coimbatore--641 014, India. juttyparthiban@hotmail.com
Neurology India
|April 8, 2004
Abstract:
Aiming to achieve better results in microlumbar discectomy and foraminotomy, a double-hook retractor has been designed to retract lumbar paraspinal muscles away from the spinous process. A double-hook retractor obviates the limitations of single-hook systems.
