title: [Instruments to cut and make incisions (I). General characteristics].
abstract: Instruments to cut and make incisions are used to cut and section tissues as well as to desiccate and extract organs or masses. They are used during the first phases of any surgical activity such as an incision, an exploration, to take a sample or to make pathological findings.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario Príncipe de Asturias, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid.
authors.forename: Emilio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Illana Esteban
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D013525:Surgical Instruments