Ronald Malt or Chen Zhongwei: Who performed the first surgical replantation?

Author:

Fan Ka-wai1ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Chinese and History, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Abstract

This article discusses the contributions of the two pioneers of the surgical procedure of replantation—Ronald Malt in the US and Chen Zhongwei in China. Ronald Malt performed the reattachment surgery on a boy who had an accident in 1962, but he published his case report two years later in 1964. Chen Zhongwei performed a similar surgery on a worker who cut off his forearm in 1963, but he published his case report the same year. There is some debate about which one of these reputed surgeons should be given credit for being the first one to perform this breakthrough surgery, because although Malt was the first to perform the procedure, Zhongwei was the first to report it. To shed light on this controversy, criteria for scientific priority suggested by Ronald Vale and Anthony Hyman were applied. Although the criteria mainly favored Zhongwei as the pioneer of this procedure, he did not entirely fulfill one of the criteria. Therefore, the article could not present a definitive answer to the question, and it concludes by pointing out the highly commendable achievements and contributions of both Ronald Malt and Chen Zhongwei.

Funder

Research Grants Council, University Grants Committee

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

History and Philosophy of Science,Medicine (miscellaneous)

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