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Tenotomy scissors are surgical scissors used to perform delicate surgery. They can be straight or curved, and blunt or sharp, depending upon necessity. This equipment can be used in many surgical specialties, in particular delicate operations in ophthalmic surgery, oral and maxillofacial surgery, or in neurosurgery.

See also

• Surgical scissors
• Metzenbaum scissors
• Instruments used in general surgery

References

1. BILSKY, MARK H.; VITAZ, TODD W. (2002). "Surgical treatment of superior sulcus tumors with spinal and brachial plexus involvement". Journal of Neurosurgery. 97 (3): 301–309. doi:10.3171/spi.2002.97.3.0301. PMID 12408383.
2. David J. Maggs, Paul E. Miller, Ron Ofri, Douglas H. Slatter "Slatter's fundamentals of veterinary ophthalmology" pg.118, 2007

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