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Surgeons and Their Tools: A History of Surgical Instruments and Their Innovators—Part I: Place the Scissors on the Mayo Stand

Authors :
Ronald S. Chamberlain
Abraham El-Sedfy
Source :
The American Surgeon. 80:1089-1092
Publication Year :
2014
Publisher :
SAGE Publications, 2014.

Abstract

This is the first of five articles reviewing the historical origins of some of the more commonly used surgical instruments and takes “time out” to remind current surgeons about the surgical pioneers on whose shoulders they now stand and whose inventions they now use.

Details

ISSN :
15559823 and 00031348
Volume :
80
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
The American Surgeon
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........1d875353a4bc6d50015838c39de1902d
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1177/000313481408001123