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J Hand Microsurg 2021; 13(01): 21-26
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1721942
Review Article

Hand Surgery in Malaysia

Tunku Sara Ahmad
1   Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, National Orthopaedic Centre of Excellence in Research and Learning, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
,
Amir Adham Ahmad
2   Hand and Microsurgery Unit, Orthopaedic and Spine Surgery, Prince Court Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
,
Shalimar Abdullah
3   Department of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Medicine, Hand and Microsurgery Unit, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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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


Publication History

Article published online:
31 December 2020

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