title: The Federation of European Societies for Surgery of the Hand: its birth and development-the first decade.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital Rotterdam & Erasmus, University Medical School, The Netherlands. hovius@plch.azr.nl
authors.forename: S E R
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Hovius
mesh_terms: D005060:Europe; D013502:General Surgery / Q000266:history; D006225:Hand / Q000601:surgery*; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000266:history*