title: Sternal retractor for internal mammary artery.
abstract: A sternal retractor for easy visualization of the internal mammary artery and retrosternal area is described. We have successfully used this retractor for all internal mammary dissections without sternal or costochondral fractures in the past 6 months.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Singhania Hospital, Thane, India.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Kole
mesh_terms: D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D008323:Mammary Arteries / Q000637:transplantation*; D013525:Surgical Instruments