The Early History of Surgery

abdominal According amputation anaesthesia anatomy ancient appendix applied assistant bandage Barber-Surgeons became bleeding blood body bone carried caused century close Company condition contains cure death described died directions disease dissection dressing early effect evidence experience fact four fractures further gave give given greatest Greek hands head healing Hospital human important incision injuries interesting introduced Italy James John kind King knife knowledge known later limb lived London Master means medicine method nature never nose observations operation pain patient performed period person physician possible practice present primitive probably Professor published recorded reference regarded removed Royal showed side skin skull stone successful suffered surgeon surgery surgical suture took transfusion treated treatment trephination tumour whole wound writings wrote young