Home Collections Hand Instruments Hand Instruments This simple, but effective study in pencil by James Henderson depicts the four basic plastic surgical instruments without which a hand surgeon would struggle to operate. From left to right: The Adson pattern forceps for precisely gripping delicate tissues. The Ragnell retractor for helping to open narrow operating spaces in the hand and fingers. A pair of Tenotomy-type scissors for dissecting or separating and cutting tissue, and a No. 15 blade mounted on a Barron pattern handle. Share Back to the Museum Collection Highlights 1910 John Grocott MRCS, LRCP, MBBS, FRCS John Grocott is the unknown “Fifth Man” of British Plastic surgery, and... Learn More 1850 Research Room Artefact database Visit the link below to search the collection database (Axiell) for all artefacts, images and... Learn More 1917 Why "The Queen's"? The Queen’s Hospital was named after Queen Mary, consort of King George... Learn More 1918 Sidcup's Australian Section An Australian section was formed at Sidcup, shortly following that from New... Learn More 1920 Gillies in America Shortly after the First World War, in November 1920, Harold Gillies made his first of several... Learn More 1925 A First International Congress of Plastic Surgery It is said that the “First International Congress of Plastic Surgery” took place in Stockholm in... Learn More 2012 BFIRST The British Foundation for International Reconstructive Surgery and Training (BFIRST) is a UK... Learn More 1987 BAPS Certification Training Scheme In 1987 BAPS introduced a three-year training scheme in plastic surgery for overseas graduates not... Learn More