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. 2022 Mar;104(3):233.
doi: 10.1308/rcsann.2021.0158. Epub 2021 Nov 26.

The Yankauer suction tube sleeve technique

P Sinha  1 , A Vasireddy  1 , D Whitaker  1
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The Yankauer suction tube sleeve technique

P Sinha et al. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2022 Mar.
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Figure 1
Figure 1
Yankauer suction tube cut for use as a tissue protection sleeve. The length is determined by the thickness of the soft tissue envelope.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Yankauer suction tube sleeve being used to facilitate the trajectory of screw placement
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