Medical surgery has become so routine that it's easy to forget that modern surgery is only about 150 years old.
In earlier times, even the most minor surgery was exceptionally hazardous and usually performed by non-doctors. The author's descriptions of pre-modern surgeries are painful to read. One can only imagine of the agony of the patient being operated on.
We all owe so much to the pioneer surgeons who often went against the conventional knowledge of the time in order to save their patients.
In earlier times, even the most minor surgery was exceptionally hazardous and usually performed by non-doctors. The author's descriptions of pre-modern surgeries are painful to read. One can only imagine of the agony of the patient being operated on.
We all owe so much to the pioneer surgeons who often went against the conventional knowledge of the time in order to save their patients.
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