Donald Church Balfour (1882-1963) and The Balfour Self-Retaining Abdominal Retractor

Donald Church Balfour (1882-1963) and The Balfour Self-Retaining Abdominal Retractor

Donald Church Balfour, MD (1882-1963), a legendary general surgeon at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, first described the Balfour self-retaining abdominal retractor in 1912. The retractor remains in use in 2022, 110 years after its development.

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Veröffentlicht in:The American surgeon 2023-12, Vol.89 (12), p.6260-6261
Hauptverfasser: Feliciano, David V., DuBose, Joseph J.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Donald Church Balfour, MD (1882-1963), a legendary general surgeon at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, first described the Balfour self-retaining abdominal retractor in 1912. The retractor remains in use in 2022, 110 years after its development.
ISSN:0003-1348
1555-9823
DOI:10.1177/00031348221114522