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A recent advance is the progression to 'wide awake hand surgery.' [8] In a few countries such as Sweden, Finland and Singapore, hand surgery is recognized as a clinical specialty in its own right, [9] with a formal four to six years hand surgery resident training program. Hand surgeons going through these programs are trained in all aspects of ...
Joint replacement of the hand is a procedure that was invented by the Scottish scientist, Mitchell McGuire. The procedure was considered a major breakthrough in the medical field at the time. However, it is now considered an almost standard operation. The first successful surgery of this kind was conducted on 21 December 1992, in New York City, US.
The Adrian Flatt hand collection is a collection of plaster and bronze casts of human hands on display at the Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, Texas.The casts were created by orthopedic surgeon Dr. Adrian Flatt (1921—2017), and the collection features the hands of various former United States presidents, actors, athletes, scientists, musicians, artists, astronauts, and other ...
In 1988 he founded the Brown Hand Center. [2] He also owned, managed, or was an officer in several other medical businesses, including the St. Michael's Center for Speciality Surgery with locations in three states, [3] the Achilles Foot and Ankle Specialists, LLC, [4] and the Allied Center for Special Surgery. [4]
Arthroplasty (literally "[re-]forming of joint") is an orthopedic surgical procedure where the articular surface of a musculoskeletal joint is replaced, remodeled, or realigned by osteotomy or some other procedure.
Hand of Hope is a 1999 medical photograph taken by Michael Clancy during open fetal surgery, showing the hand of the fetus extending from the incision in the mother's uterus and seeming to grasp a surgeon's finger.
The first short-term success in human hand transplant surgery occurred with Clint Hallam, [4] from New Zealand. Hallam lost his hand in an accident while in prison. [5] [6] [7] The operation was performed on September 23, 1998, [8] in Lyon, France, by a team assembled from different countries around the world led by French Professor Jean-Michel Dubernard, including Professor Nadey Hakim, from ...
The American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH) was founded in 1946 to facilitate the exchange of information related to problems of the hand. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is the oldest and largest medical specialty society in the United States devoted to the care of the hand.