The World Wide Web is an asset for hand surgeons and their patients. This chapter will review internet hand surgery resources of interest to either the experienced or the novice Internet user.

HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

• History of the Internet
• History of Medical Web sites
• History of Hand Surgery Web sites

• Quick Reference Tutorial
• Literature
• Searching
• Medline
• Web Search Engines
• Search Tips
• AltaVista
• Medline
• Bookmarklets
• Simultaneous Search
• Portals
• Subspecialty Sites
• Full Text online Journals
• E-Texts
• e-Mail Subscription Services
• Informal consultation
• Continuing medical education
• Community

• Advertising
• Patient interaction

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