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Technical Skills in Surgery

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Much of surgery is operating, a technical craft. Much of what we do is with our hands, whether it’s using the scalpel, the scissors, the forceps, the needle, the drill or saw, the endoscope, the arthroscope or laparoscope, the robot or microscope. Technical dexterity is an important skill to develop. At the same time the ability to plan for surgery, and the ability to be movement and time efficient, are important skills to acquire.

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Panayiotou Charalambous, C. (2017). Technical Skills in Surgery. In: Career Skills for Surgeons. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57490-5_5

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