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. 2022;45(1):209-210.
doi: 10.1007/s00238-021-01872-8. Epub 2021 Sep 20.

Three-dimensional printed thumb retractor: a low-cost and effective instrumentation for hand surgery

Sophie Crooks  1 , Lauren Uppal  1 , Theodora Papavasiliou  1
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Three-dimensional printed thumb retractor: a low-cost and effective instrumentation for hand surgery

Sophie Crooks et al. Eur J Plast Surg. 2022.
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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interestDr Papavasiliou is a co-founder of Stelth, a company that specialises in 3D printing. Drs. Crooks and Uppal declare no conflict of interest.

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Fig. 1
A The 3D printed hand retractor (1) with two additional thumb elements of different size (2) and vascular loops (3). B Stabilisation of the thumb on the z-axis using the additional component (orange arrow demonstrates the connection between the thumb element and the main retractor) C Stay stitch can be then secured on the anchoring points of the thumb component to allow for soft tissue retraction (demonstrated with the red arrow)
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