Abstract
Of all the skills involved in the craft of surgery, perhaps the single most important is the discovery, delineation, and separation of anatomic planes. When this is skillfully accomplished, there is scant blood loss and tissue trauma is minimal. The delicacy and speed with which dissection is accomplished can mark the difference between the master surgeon and the tyro.
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Scott-Conner, C.E.H. (2002). Dissecting and Suturing. In: Chassin’s Operative Strategy in General Surgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-22532-6_4
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