Numerous microsurgical training techniques and materials have been developed to reduce
animal use and training costs. This systematic review aimed to catalog the available …

Finger and thumb amputations, which are always dramatic injuries with major functional and
psychological repercussions, remain a surgical challenge. This review on digit replantation …

Training in microsurgical techniques on live rats is the gold standard, but raises ethical
issues related to animal welfare and cost. The aim of this study was to compare acquisition …

Objectives Microsurgery is usually performed in experimental research models and clinical
surgery. It requires meticulous technical skills and continuous training. Inert materials such …

Background Microsurgical techniques are an important part of clinical and experimental
research. In this paper, we present our survey of Italian microsurgery training and our …

Teaching microsurgery is limited by the availability of appropriate training models. In-vivo
models, such as rats, remain the gold standard, but ethical and economic limitations restrict …

Microsurgery has a relatively long learning curve. On average, to achieve a high level in
microsurgery, it is necessary to perform 50 anastomoses on a living biological model. A …

Sur la base de précédents travaux de l'unité INSERM 1148, sur des films à base d'alcool
polyvinylique, nous avons implanté et évalué des prothèses de moins de 2mm de diamètre …