New development in an ancient science: a plea for search for technical cross-link point in the development of clinical anatomy / 解放军医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Human anatomy is an ancient discipline, hence very difficult to choose a research project for its development. In order to meet the urgent demand in the development of clinical science, we have ventured to blaze a new trail to develop a system of modern clinical anatomical research. Looking back the developmental history of science and technology, it could be found that the development of technology often preceded that of basic researches, thus it was frequently the avant-garde of theoretical breakthroughs. To make any advancement in a conventional scientific discipline, it is imperative to find out faultlessly the link point between it and the new technology. In the present commentary, we shall expatiate innovations in clinical anatomy, and to expound some opinions related to microsurgical anatomy, clinical biomechanics, tomographic imaging anatomy, tissue engineering, minimal traumatic surgical anatomy, digital human and digital anatomy.