Letter

Amputation by text

See also amputation by internet

BMJ 2009; 338 doi: 10.1136/bmj.a3142 (Published 6 January 2009)
Cite this as: BMJ 2009;338:a3142

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  1. Michael H Edwards, web consultant1,
  2. Riaz Agha, administrative editor1
  1. 1Wikisurgery
  1. michael{at}wikisurgery.com

    The two surgeons who, 7000 km apart, collaborated by text to successfully perform a forequarter amputation highlights how detailed expert operative information can be provided and transmitted to any part of the world.1

    Since 2001, one of us (MHE) has been writing …

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