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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Plast Surg 2006; 39(01): 51-56
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1700461
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Association of Plastic Surgeons of India

Notes on the care, restoration and repair of microsurgical instruments

D Acland Robert
Department of Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, 610 South Jackson Street, Louisville, Kentucky 40292, USA
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15 January 2020 (online)

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Abstract

The high cost of microsurgical instruments is multiplied by failure to care for them appropriately. This paper describes effective practical measures for the care of microsurgical instruments; and shows detailed procedures for restoring and repairing the instruments most often damaged: jewelers′ forceps and scissors.

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Micro instruments - restoration - repair
 
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