Surgery Department Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
Mini Review
Using a Tubular Retractor: Surgeries and Rods
Author(s): Dr. Juliya Aydin
Surgery is a medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental
techniques on a person to investigate or treat a pathological condition such as
a disease or injury, to help improve bodily function, appearance, or to repair
unwanted ruptured areas [1]. The act of performing surgery may be called a surgical
procedure, operation, or simply "surgery". In this context, the verb "operate"
means to perform surgery. The adjective surgical means pertaining to surgery; e.g.
surgical instruments or surgical nurse. The person or subject on which the surgery
is performed can be a person or an animal. A surgeon is a person who practices
surgery and a surgeon's assistant is a person who practices surgical assistance. A
surgical team is made up of the surgeon, the surgeon's assistant, an anaesthetist,
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