An extraordinary journey of courage, commitment and solidarity:the history and the development of hand surgery in China / 中华创伤杂志

ABSTRACT

The development of hand surgery in China began from the 1950s. Although it started late compared with the Western countries，it has developed rapidly. It has made remarkable achievements，such as the world's first severed finger replantation，the first severed arm replantation，the first second toe transplantation for thumb reconstruction，and the first contralateral C 7 nerve root transfer，etc. It has been gradually popularized，developed and expanded in whole China，and has now steadily moved to the world and is gradually surpassing the international standards. On the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China，the authors review the history and achievements in hand surgery to show the spirit of hard struggle，persistent development and continuous progress of Chinese hand surgeons，to forge ahead the spirit of persistance，unity，inheritance and innovation for the development of hand surgery in China.