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  • Rhinologic surgery
  • Surgical instrumentation
  • History of medicine

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  • Despite technological advancements, traditional "cold steel" instruments are fundamental in sinonasal surgery.
  • Many current surgical tools bear eponyms, honoring pioneering surgeons.

Discussion:

  • This review examines the contributions of ten influential surgeons who developed widely recognized instruments.
  • These instruments are indispensable to contemporary rhinologic surgical practice.

Key Insights:

  • Ten surgeons, including Hartmann, Killian, Freer, Blakesley, Weil, Frazier, Grünwald, Hajek, Takahashi, and Cottle, have left a lasting legacy.
  • Their eponymous instruments are still in prevalent use today.

Outlook:

  • Understanding the history of these instruments illuminates the progression of sinonasal surgery.
  • The ingenuity and perseverance of these surgeons have significantly transformed the field of rhinologic surgery.