British Society for Surgery of the Hand
Arms of the BSSH, motto Manus Reficiantur Manibus | |
| Abbreviation | BSSH |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1956 |
| Type | Surgical association |
| Headquarters | Lincoln's Inn Fields, London. |
Region served | United Kingdom |
| Membership | c. 800 |
Main organ | The Journal of Hand Surgery |
| Website | https://www.bssh.ac.uk |
The British Society for Surgery of the Hand exists to "promote and direct the development of Hand Surgery, to foster and co-ordinate education, study and research in Hand Surgery, and to disseminate knowledge of Hand Surgery among members of the medical and allied health professions."
The ethos the society is to promote harmony between orthopaedic and plastic surgeons, which derives from its origins immediately after the Second World War during which new methods of treatment of wounded airmen were developed by surgeons such as Patrick Clarkson.