title: Orbitotomy facilitated by a mechanical retraction system.
abstract: A series of arms and retractors that attach to the operating table to aid the surgeon during orbitotomy and dacryocystorhinostomy is described. This enables the surgeon to consistently retract and expose orbital structures without assistance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Medicine, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Putterman
mesh_terms: D003608:Dacryocystorhinostomy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D009915:Orbit / Q000601:surgery*; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000601:surgery*