Hand surgery in Malaysia
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2021
Abstract
We have all heard the old aphorism, ``Necessity is the mother of invention.'' While the provenance of the proverb is uncertain, its truth is not in doubt. This is true for the development of hand surgery in Malaysia. As part of the management for leprosy, patients with high ulnar nerve palsies were managed by the pioneers of hand surgery in Malaysia. They did tendon transfers to improve the quality of life of these patients. Since then, hand surgery in Malaysia have grown leaps and bounds. From a small humble beginning in the suburb of Sungai Buloh to organizing the 10th Congress of Asian Pacific Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand, hand surgery in Malaysia will only get better with time.
Keywords
Malaysia, Hand surgery, History, MSSH, APFSSH, WALANT
Divisions
ortho
Publication Title
Journal of Hand and Microsurgery
Volume
13
Issue
01
Publisher
Georg Thieme Verlag Kg
Publisher Location
RUDIGERSTR 14, D-70469 STUTTGART, GERMANY