Zhong Wei Chen, Chinese microsurgeon and orthopedic surgeon (Ningbo, Zhejiang Province 01 October 1929 –Shanghai 23 March 2004) ACHIEVEMENTS
Authored 125 papers and 11 books Internationally known as father of replantation
and founder of the replantation of digits Performed the world’s first reported hand
replant (1963) With Yun-Qing Qian performed world’s first
successful replantation of amputated limb (a distal forearm) in 1963 First to treat tibial pseudo-arthrosis with a
vascularised fibula flap (1977) One of the first to recreate a missing thumb
with a second toe (1980) Developed pedicled iliac crest transfer for
treating femoral ahead aseptic necrosis in children (1982) Invented microanastomosis for vessels less than
1 mm diameter Developed microsurgical procedures such as
techniques for reattaching amputated fingers and thumbs, preserving severed
extremities, reconstructing muscles and repairing nerves and blood vessels Proposed detection of the nerve signals by
clinically implanting microelectrodes into the fascicule of 3 main nerves
(median, radial and ulnar nerves) in the man’s upper extremity Developed first “electronic hand controlled by
reconstructed digit” HONORS
Century Golden Medal, International Reconstructive Microsurgery, Annual Meeting Millenium Award, International Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery (1999) Honored as the “father of replantation” at International Hand Surgery Conference, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 1978 |
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