title: [The development of operating tables].
abstract: Operating tables evolved in several stages. The most dynamic period was situated between 1860 and 1920: the surgeons of numerous countries were conscious of the necessity of specific tables for surgery. Introduction of anaesthesia in 1846 and asepsis in 1870 have strongly allowed this development.
authors.affiliation: Département de Chirurgie, Institut Gustave-Roussy, 39, rue Camille-Desmoulins, 94805 Villejuif cedex. marcel.nguefack@ch-nanterre.fr
authors.forename: M-A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Germain
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bonvalot
authors.forename: M-C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Missana
mesh_terms: D004864:Equipment and Supplies / Q000266:history*; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative