World Neurosurgery
Volume 73, Issue 2 , Pages 123-127 , February 2010

Stitch retractor—simple and easy technique to retract brain

  • Lokendra Singh, MCh

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  • Nilesh Agrawal, MCh

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Received 3 January 2009 ,Accepted 30 January 2009.

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PII: S0090-3019(09)00159-1

doi: 10.1016/j.surneu.2009.01.031

World Neurosurgery
Volume 73, Issue 2 , Pages 123-127 , February 2010

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