HAND SURGERY HISTORY AND SIGNIFICANCE

Muhammad Shafiq Khan; Tahseen Ahmad Cheema; Khalid Masood

doi:10.46903/gjms/21.04.1552

HAND SURGERY HISTORY AND SIGNIFICANCE

Muhammad Shafiq Khan, Tahseen Ahmad Cheema, Khalid Masood

Abstract

Hand surgery is one of the major superspecialities in Medical fields, which have its starting roots since Second World War. It involves skills of multiple aspects like orthopedics, plastic, vascular, neurosurgery, along with physiotherapy and orthotics expertes. Hand surgery domain is not only limited to hand and wrist but extends to shoulder and neck. It deals with surgical as well as medical diseases like infections and other inflammatory conditions. The majority of hand surgery emergency include soft tissue repair, reconstruction and fracture fixations, but 60% of hand surgery practice include elective procedures.

Keywords

Hand; Surgery; History; Specialty; Physiotherapy; Robotics.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.46903/gjms/21.04.1552