As distal radius fractures continue to be a common operating room procedure, the need for a self-retaining retractor for surgery is prevalent. Currently, the self-retaining retractors on the market lack in functionality and efficiency. The alternative to using self- retaining retractors requires additional personnel in the operating room to hold the incision open, requiring time and money. The team proposes a self-retaining retractor that is able to expose the incision site, is adjustable and replaces the need for additional surgeons.

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Creator

• Swierk, Patricia Ann
• Monterroso, Andres Isaac
• Mazzola, Caroline Gloria
• Ditroia, Jacquelyne Marie

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-042516-152943

Advisor

• Billiar, Kristen

Year

• 2016

Sponsor

• University of Massachusetts Medical Center

Date created

• 2016-04-25

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Biomedical Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright