Assertion: thoracotomy | /r/CapableOf | spread of rib
Facets:
value: with a rib spreader
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Thoracotomy, as most commonly performed, requires cutting through one or more major muscles of the chest wall including the latissimus dorsi, pectoralis or serratus muscles, and spreading of the ribs with a rib spreader.