title: [Cutting and incision tools: the scalpel: handles].
abstract: In its current version, a scalpel is the best known cutting tool. It comes with a versatile metallic handle, available in a variety of models having differentiated characteristics. With a few simple movements, all models enable you to articulate and extract multiple cutting blades.
authors.affiliation: DUE, Quirófano, 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