Restoring only certain things from itunes backup

Hi,
Something on my iPhone 4 is causing my battery to drain from 100% to empty in around 4 hours.  I know it's definitely no the battery because I have had it replaced and the battery is draining the same.  I have reset the phone so it just has the welcome screen on (like it does when you first switch it on when it is brand new).  The battery lasts ages when the phone is like this so it must be some setting or app I have installed causing the battery drain.  Because of this, I would like to just import my contacts from my iTunes backup so that I can start from scratch again, but I can't work out the best way to do this.
Can someone help me do this please?
Thanks

The restore from backup process is all or nothing, there is no way to selectively restore data. If all you want are your contacts, just sync them from a supported contact application on your computer, back to your phone. If your contacts are not in a supported application, you will have to use third-party software to extract them from your iPhone backup:
http://www.iphonebackupextractor.com/

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