hand surgery

surgical specialty dealing in the investigation, preservation and restoration by medical, surgical and rehabilitative means of all structures of the upper extremity directly affecting the form and function of the hand and wrist
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hand surgery

Summary

hand surgery is a medical specialty[1]. It draws 91 Wikipedia views per month (medical_specialty category, ranking #95 of 177).[2]

Key Facts

  • hand surgery's instance of is recorded as medical specialty[3].
  • hand surgery is a type of orthopedics[4].
  • hand surgery is a type of plastic surgery[5].
  • hand surgery is part of surgery[6].
  • 1966 marks the founding of hand surgery[7].
  • hand surgery's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hand surgery[8].
  • hand surgery's practiced by is recorded as hand surgeon[9].

Body

Definition and Type

hand surgery's instance of is recorded as medical specialty[3]. Recorded subclass of include orthopedics[4] and plastic surgery[5].

Origins

1966 marks the founding of hand surgery[7].

Use and Application

hand surgery is part of surgery[6].

Why It Matters

hand surgery draws 91 Wikipedia views per month (medical_specialty category, ranking #95 of 177).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of orthopedics, plastic surgery
    Instance of
    Aliases
    Subclass of
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 22520, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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