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Welcome to the Primary Surgery Wiki

The Primary Surgery Wiki is an online and ongoing project to update and expand the content of Primary Surgery and to make it available for everybody.

Primary Surgery was an original three part textbook first published by Maurice King together with numerous experts two decades ago. The work comprises the volumes Non-Trauma, Trauma and Anaesthesia. It was created to supply doctors with basic surgical knowledge to cope with all surgical symptoms far away from referral centers.

It has become an essential guide for doctors working under limited conditions in developing countries over the years. The original textbook contains clear step-by-step descriptions and illustrations demonstrating examination and treating procedures.

CNIS thanks the authors and copyright holders for granting to "all users a free, irrevocable, worldwide, perpetual right of access to, and a license to copy, use, distribute, transmit and display the work publicly and to make and distribute derivative works, in any digital medium for any responsible purpose, subject to proper attribution of authorship, as well as the right to make printed copies as long as all this is done for non-commercial reasons." [1]:

• GTZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit GmbH - German Agency for Technical Cooperation)
• DTC (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Tropenchirurgie e.V. - German Society for Tropical Surgery)

Getting Started

Click on one of the Primary Surgery volumes below to begin reading and contributing today!

• Primary Surgery Volume I: Non-Trauma
• Primary Surgery Volume II: Trauma

New Contributors

Any surgical care professional (active or retired) can contribute to and edit the Primary Surgery Wiki after approval by CNIS Staff. If you would like to have an account created, please visit our New Users page.

Visit the Help Pages for information on editing pages on the CNIS Primary Surgery Wiki.

A CNIS Surgery Book

The Canadian Network for International Surgery (CNIS) believes that medical professionals, students and support staff worldwide working in open collaboration can produce reference text that is simply the best. Open editing empowers everyone to bring and drive forward knowledge efficiently, effectively, and with utmost quality as a product of peer review and information sharing.

Sponsors and Technology Used

Canadian International Development Agency

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