A Historical Glance at the Arabo-Islamic Surgical Instruments During the Ages

Arabo-Islamic physicians demonstrated exceptional skill and innovation in surgery, by having used the instruments introduced by ancient Greeks and Greco-Roman surgeons. In many cases they have manufactured their own innovative designs promoting further the success of the difficult surgical operation...

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Published in:World journal of surgery 2017-06, Vol.41 (6), p.1636-1645
Main Authors: Tsoucalas, Gregory, Sgantzos, Markos
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdominal Surgery
Age
Arab Physician
Arab World
Boxes
Cardiac Surgery
General Inhalation Anaesthesia
General Surgery
Greece
History, Ancient
Humans
Innovations
Islam
Islamic Medicine
Medical instruments
Medical personnel
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Physicians
Spindle Whorl
Surgeons
Surgery
Surgical apparatus & instruments
Surgical History
Surgical instruments
Surgical Instruments - history
Thoracic Surgery
Turkish Territory
Vascular Surgery
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Summary:Arabo-Islamic physicians demonstrated exceptional skill and innovation in surgery, by having used the instruments introduced by ancient Greeks and Greco-Roman surgeons. In many cases they have manufactured their own innovative designs promoting further the success of the difficult surgical operations of their era. The surgical instruments and the surgeon’s boxes, used to regularise the plethora of the metallic items, were decorated with fine designs, in order to depict the Arab civilisation. For the first time surgery became a separate medical art, while Arabo-Islamic medicine re-introduced ancient Greek and Byzantine surgery to the world.
ISSN:0364-2313
1432-2323
DOI:10.1007/s00268-017-3910-1