MICROSURGICAL ANASTOMOSIS (6th Edition)
Throughout human history, organ or limbs transplants were largely represented in the old textbooks but these procedures with vascular anastomosis of small vessels were only successful after the work of Jacobson and Suarez, in 1960, which used the microscope to help the suture act. After that, in 1965, KOMATSU performed the first successful replantation of a thumb. This relatively new technique requires a great effort, perseverance and a long learning curve. The practice allows the young surgeon ...
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