The tutorial guide for exercising practical skills is а result of the work of teachers of the Department of Operative Surgery and Topographic Anatomy of Sechenov University that helps to improve the process of teaching students the basic elements of surgical technique. The tutorial guide consists of two parts. The first part contains the names, designs and a brief description of general-purpose surgical instruments that are used in any surgical operation. The second part contains the main ways of using surgical instruments in surgical interventions.

At the Department of Operative Surgery and Topographic Anatomy, the student must also acquire the ability to use general surgical instrum