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CC BY-NC 4.0 · Arch Plast Surg 2014; 41(03): 209-212
DOI: 10.5999/aps.2014.41.3.209
Topic: Microsurgery Trainings

Stepwise Training for Reconstructive Microsurgery: The Journey to Becoming a Confident Microsurgeon in Singapore

Savitha Ramachandran
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore
,
Yee-Siang Ong
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
,
Andrew YH Chin
Department of Hand Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
,
In-Chin Song
Singhealth Experimental Medicine Centre, Singapore
,
Bryan Ogden
Singhealth Experimental Medicine Centre, Singapore
,
Bien-Keem Tan
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
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Microsurgery training in Singapore began in 1980 with the opening of the Experimental Surgical Unit. Since then, the unit has continued to grow and have held microsurgical training courses biannually. The road to becoming a full-fledged reconstructive surgeon requires the mastering of both microvascular as well as flap raising techniques and requires time, patience and good training facilities. In Singapore, over the past 2 decades, we have had the opportunity to develop good training facilities and to refine our surgical education programmes in reconstructive microsurgery. In this article, we share our experience with training in reconstructive microsurgery.



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Eingereicht: 22. Januar 2013

Angenommen: 24. Februar 2013

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02. Mai 2022

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