Retractor

Instrument

Bladed retractor

Brain retractor.

Caspar lumbar retractor system

Gelpi retractor

Grevel retractor.

Leyla retractor

Markham-meyerding hemilaminectomy retractor

Periosteal retractor

Retractor system

Scalp retractor

Self-retaining retractor

Tubular retractor

Williams retractor

Combined retractor and hand-rest system from Gilsbach ¹⁾.

It was developed from the original Leyla retractor system but has the advantage of an integrated hand-rest.

Retraction of white matter overlying a brain lesion can be difficult without causing significant trauma especially when using traditional methods of bladed retractors. These conventional retractors can produce regions of focal pressure resulting in contusions and areas of infarct.

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