The Development of Surgery During the Twelfth Through Fourteenth Centuries
Overview
Early in twelfth century pre-Renaissance European surgery and medical practice began to mature, in large part throug...
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Advancements in Surgery
Overview
During the Renaissance, between 1450 and 1699, surgery was a mix of art, science, and myth. The art of caring for a soldier's battle wounds, the myth of blood-l...
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Surgery in the 1700s
Overview
Surgery has a long history in the healing arts. Its history dates back thousands of years to the great seats of early civilization in Athens, Rome, and Alexandria. Howeve...
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Modern Surgery Developed
Overview
Surgery is an ancient branch of medicine, but it was not until the nineteenth century that doctors learned to apply practical and effective measures for controlling p...
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Advances in Surgical Techniques
Overview
Surgeons of the twentieth century inherited many ideas and techniques from earlier physicians, which they continued to investigate and improve. Three age-old p...
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Modern Advances in Surgery and in Medical Technology
Overview
The science of surgical care has advanced further in the last 50 years than it has in all preceding years combined. Complicated procedures...
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The Development of Surgery During the Twelfth Through Fourteenth Centuries