The Instrumentalist by Michael Crumplin
Michael Crumplin, Hon. Curator of Instruments at Royal College of Surgeons of England, explores the history of surgical instruments in a series of articles for the BJS.
Surgical knives: the scalpel | BJS, Volume 110, Issue 1, January 2023, Pages 19–21 |
Bone-cutting instruments | BJS, Volume 110, Issue 2, February 2023, Pages 141–143 |
Surgical knives: specialty knives and cutting instruments | BJS, Volume 110, Issue 2, February 2023, Pages 138–140 |
Dissecting, tissue, and grasping forceps | BJS, Volume 110, Issue 3, March 2023, Pages 310–312 |
Abdominal clamps | BJS, Volume 110, Issue 6, June 2023, Pages 643–644, |
Vascular forceps and clamps | BJS, Volume 110, Issue 7, July 2023, Pages 753–756 |
Surgical scissors | BJS, Volume 110, Issue 8, August 2023, Pages 940–941 |
Self-retaining surgical retractors | BJS, Volume 110, Issue 9, September 2023, Pages 1122–1124 |
Hand-held surgical retractors | BJS, Volume 110, Issue 9, September 2023, Pages 1120–1121 |
Needle holders | BJS, Volume 110, Issue 9, September 2023, Pages 1128–1130 |
Surgical suture needles | BJS, Volume 110, Issue 5, May 2023, Pages 548–552 |
Surgical needles with handles | BJS, Volume 110, Issue 11, November 2023, Pages 1438–1440 |
Some Everyday Surgical Instruments: Part 13 - Surgical suture material | BJS, Volume 110, Issue 12, December 2023, Pages 1685–1687 |
Some everyday surgical instruments part 14: endoscopes and specula—part 1 | BJS, Volume 111, Issue 1, January 2024, znad406, |
Some everyday surgical instruments part 15: endoscopes and specula—part 2 | BJS, Volume 111, Issue 5, May 2024, znae111 |
Miscellany of instruments part 16: general surgery | BJS, Volume 111, Issue 7, July 2024, znae151 |
Miscellany of instruments part 17: urological and gynaecological surgery | BJS, Volume 111, Issue 9, September 2024, znae235, |
A miscellany of instruments part 18—orthopaedic surgery | BJS, Volume 111, Issue 11, November 2024, znae282, |
Miscellany of instruments part 19: vascular and thoracic surgery | BJS, Volume 111, Issue 11, November 2024, znae295 |
A miscellany of instruments part 20—a few instruments of historic interest | BJS, Volume 112, Issue 2, February 2025, znaf022 |
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