title: Microsurgery--retrospective.
abstract: The author recalls his early experiences in the experimental development of microsurgical replantation and transplantation. The operating microscope and an unlimited supply of microsutures have made possible the development of clinical microsurgery.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004739:England; D005060:Europe; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000266:history*; D012092:Replantation / Q000266:history*; D014180:Transplantation / Q000266:history*; D014481:United States