ABSTRACT
Microsurgery has gone through three stages in china.At the initial stage from 1960s to 70s,impr ovement of microsurgical apparatuses and vascular anastomosis technique,an d replantation of cut-off limbs and f ingers were the main achievements.At the development stage from 1970s to 80s,efforts were made to increase the rate of successful vascular anastomosis,popularize digital replantation an d expand the application scope of mic ro-surgery.The maturity stage since 1980s has witnessed wider application of microsurgical techniques in more an d more surgical fields and establish ment of systematic theories so that microsu rgery has developed into an independent clinical specialty of orthopedics.All these achievements have resulte d from great efforts of Chinese orthopedic scholars. [