title: Modified retractor for use in sectioning the inferior alveolar nerve.
abstract: We designed a modified tonsillar blade to retract the tissues medial to the ramus of the mandible to gain access to the inferior alveolar nerve at the lingula.
authors.affiliation: Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham B15 2TH, UK. zaidst@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Sadiq
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Monaghan
authors.forename: M J C
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Wake
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D008340:Mandibular Nerve / Q000601:surgery*; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013499:Surface Properties