title: Prolonged use of a surgical retractor causing neuropathy in an assistant.
authors.affiliation: Waveney Hospital, Ballymena, Co. Antrim, UK.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Gordon
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wilkinson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000209:etiology*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative; D013933:Thumb / Q000294:innervation*; D014459:Ulnar Nerve / Q000293:injuries