Abstract
Evolution and clinical application of microsurgery
Highlights
From 10th Congress of the Asia-Pacific Federation of Societies of Surgery fo the Hand and the 6th Congress of Asia-Pacific Federation of Societies of Hand Therapists Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 2-4 October 2014
Microsurgery is a general term for surgery requiring an operating microscope
Microscope is a word coming from two ancient Greek words, μιrός meaning “small”, and sοπέω meaning “to see”
Summary
From 10th Congress of the Asia-Pacific Federation of Societies of Surgery fo the Hand and the 6th Congress of Asia-Pacific Federation of Societies of Hand Therapists Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 2-4 October 2014. Microsurgery is a general term for surgery requiring an operating microscope. He was the first to use the microscope to perfom surgeries initially on animals. In November 1921, he used the microscope to operate on the first patient, with a labyrinthine fistula.
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