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Rotation of scissors while fixed in the microsurgical field: A technique for increasing the surgeon's efficiency
Author(s) -
Greenberg I. M.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
microsurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.031
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1098-2752
pISSN - 0738-1085
DOI - 10.1002/micr.1920050410
Subject(s) - microsurgery , medicine , rotation (mathematics) , orientation (vector space) , field (mathematics) , surgery , artificial intelligence , computer science , geometry , mathematics , pure mathematics
The use of mechanical support for scissors during microsurgery reduces tremor and improves the surgeon's efficiency. Rotation of such a pair of mechanically supported scissors presents further improvements as it permits the surgeon to cut in all directions while reducing the need for time‐consuming instrument transfers. Thus, one pair of scissors can be kept within the field and rotated to the required orientation for cutting.