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WILLIAM LAWRENCE GATEWOOD, M.D.
NEW YORK

Arch Otolaryngol. 1947;46(1):67.

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THIS instrument was designed as a substitute for the Joseph's periosteal elevator commonly used in nasal plastic repair. It is so constructed that it will freely lift the periosteum from the underlying bone with a minimum of effort on the part of the surgeon. It is small and of simple design and can be used in all types of work requiring elevation of the periosteum. It has been found particularly useful in nasal plastic procedures, in submucous resection of the nasal septum and in surgical treatment of the mastoid process and nasal sinuses.

On superficial inspection the instrument has the appearance of a mastoidectomy curet. The difference, however, is that the shank of the elevator is flat on one side and the spoon has a shallow cupping. The instrument is unique. When it is introduced under the bone covering there is no shredding or tearing of this structure. Elevation is . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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