title: Classic papers in hand surgery.
abstract: Throughout the development of hand surgery as a specialty thousands of papers have been published. This paper identifies the classic papers in 13 categories covering the field of hand surgery. To be named a classic paper, it must meet three criteria: (1) it must establish or refine a technique or concept; (2) the technique must survive the passage of time; and (3) it must change the course of treatment. (J Hand Surg 2000; 25A:14-18.
authors.affiliation: Division of Hand Surgery, Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA.
authors.forename: E F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Wilgis
mesh_terms: D006225:Hand / Q000601:surgery*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D009985:Orthopedics / Q000266:history*; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000266:history; D014481:United States