The insertion of available cervical [[retractor system]]s is relatively complex for the limited exposure required for single-level [[anterior cervical discectomy]].

Eftekhar introduced a novel cervical retractor system and report the initial experience of its application.

A simple retractor system was designed that is fixed to the [[vertebral body]] through [[Caspar pin]]s. The design allows the [[retractor]] to move with the vertebrae during distraction via the traditional [[Caspar cervical distractor system]]. The advantages and limitations of the device based on the initial experience are discussed.

The author has used the current version of the retractor on 32 single-level anterior cervical discectomies. The insertion of the retractor is easy, and its application provides safe and satisfactory anterior cervical exposure. There have not been related complications, although transient [[dysphagia]] has not been prevented.

This newly designed retractor system is simple and efficient for a single-level anterior [[cervical discectomy]], and its insertion is relatively easy
((Eftekhar B. A Simple Retractor for Anterior Cervical Diskectomy. J Neurol Surg
A Cent Eur Neurosurg. 2019 Aug 13. doi: 10.1055/s-0039-1685182. [Epub ahead of
print] PubMed PMID: 31408888.
)).