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Major breakthroughs in hand surgery
BMC Proceedings volume 9, Article number: A6 (2015)
During my 40 years of involvement with hand surgery, I have witnessed the following major breakthroughs:
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Tendon surgery and tendon program
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Development of artificial finger joints
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Microsurgery
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Various fixation systems for fractures
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Wrist arthroscopy
Certain breakthroughs are appearing in the horizon:
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3-D printing
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Tissue engineering
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Genetic engineering
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Intra-uterine surgery
At organizational level, the following are also important:
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Team approach for rehabilitation
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IFSSH, APFSSH, national societies
However, all these technical and scientific advances should be guided by future breakthroughs in the arts and humanities of medicine – the love and care for our patients.
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Chow, S. Major breakthroughs in hand surgery. BMC Proc 9 (Suppl 3), A6 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1186/1753-6561-9-S3-A6
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